A visit to the Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillsboro Cemetery (FG ID #640945).
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 Hillsboro Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillsboro Cemetery:
38.2276, -90.5585
The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the north northwest of the Hillsboro Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillsboro Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillsboro Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillsboro Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Victoria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mahlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mahlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahlers Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McCain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington 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 Hillsboro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillsboro Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Mapaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Morse Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Olympian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Festus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Crystal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herculaneum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pevely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Knorpp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flucom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dittmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oermann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grubville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scotsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Mitchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Hillsboro Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillsboro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
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 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 Hillsboro Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Hillsboro Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #640945
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillsboro Cemetery) 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. |