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A visit to the Hillcrest Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillcrest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillcrest Cemetery (FG ID #1976461)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Hillcrest Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery

Lat:   37.1160°   (37° 6' 57")

Lon:   -93.8246°   (-93° 49' 28")

The cemetery is located in Lawrence County<3>.

As an estimate, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Mount Vernon.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south southeast of the Hillcrest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<4> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mount Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hoberg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoberg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
    • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Heatonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stotts City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Freistatt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freistatt have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
    • Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Stinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stinson
    • From the Hillcrest Cemetery to Stinson
  • Verona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Halltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Red Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • La Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Monett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierce City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Billings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <6>
    • Sarcoxie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
      • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <6>
    • Talmage City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
    • Wentworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Pilgrim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilgrim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Pilgrim is located in Dade County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pilgrim
      • From the Hillcrest Cemetery to Pilgrim
    • Tom Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bradfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Everton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <6>
    • South Greenfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
      • South Greenfield is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Avilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Hillcrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Hillcrest Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Hillcrest Cemetery:

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillcrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1160, Longitude: -93.8246    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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