A visit to the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
39.7656, -92.4760
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Macon. Macon lies just to the south of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- East Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Kellogg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kellogg Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Richards Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- West Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Oakwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakwood Cemetery
- East Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The East Oakwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bloomington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Milam Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Milam Chapel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Chapel Cemetery
- Old Callao Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Callao Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Callao Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Macon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bevier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Anabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Callao
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Excello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Economy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Kaseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Love Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- New Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Sue City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Duncans Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
- Lentner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- La Plata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Bevier
- Bevier lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bevier.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Bloomington
- Callao
- Clarence
- Elmer
- Elmer lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Ethel
- Ethel lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ethel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- La Plata
- Macon
- New Cambria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Macon County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719612 (Hillcrest Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719612 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Macon
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Axtell
- Location given for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 39.7655896 Lon: -92.4760195
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |