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A visit to the Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   34.9901°   (34° 59' 24")

Lon:   -89.1928°   (-89° 11' 34")

The Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valentine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valentine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valentine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valentine Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Grand Junction Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Junction Cemetery
    • The Grand Junction Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Hardaway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardaway Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • McKinzie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinzie Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • LaGrange Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrange Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Worship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worship Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Pine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Fleet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fleet Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rives Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rives Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Rives Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rives Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Gorman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gorman Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Littleton Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Redfern Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redfern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redfern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redfern Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Saulsbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saulsbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saulsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saulsbury Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Hardeman County (TN)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Michigan City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Michigan City is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <5>
  • Grand Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
    • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <5>
  • La Grange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Canaan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Canaan is located in Benton County
  • Saulsbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
    • Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Forty Five
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
    • Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
  • Ashland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
  • Snow Lake Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
    • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Hickory Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Rogers Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
    • Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Fayette County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
  • Hudsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hudsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
    • Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Slayden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slayden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Marshall County
    • Atway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
      • Atway is located in Marshall County
    • Newcastle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
      • Newcastle is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Whitten Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
      • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
    • Walnut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gravestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
      • Gravestown is located in Tippah County
    • Falkner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiplersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
      • Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
    • Middleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill 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 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 Hill 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #693478  (Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #693478 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Canaan
    • County: Benton         Elev: 164
    • Location given for GNIS #693478 (Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Mississippi's counties, including Benton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9901, Longitude: -89.1928       In this case, the coordinates for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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