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A visit to the Hillcrest Cemetery ...


The location of the Hillcrest Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.9749°   (32° 58' 29")

Lon:   -89.9115°   (-89° 54' 41")

The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.

The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hillcrest Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Holmes County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hillcrest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.

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

    • Goodman
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
    • Richland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Pickens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Sallis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
    • Zemuly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Sharpsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Possumneck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Jones Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • West
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Coxburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coxburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
        • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
      • Tolarville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
        • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
      • Saint Ann
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
        • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Kosciusko
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hesterville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
        • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Davis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
        • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Ituma
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ituma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
        • Ituma is located in Holmes County
      • Acona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
        • Acona is located in Holmes County
      • Sharon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
        • Sharon is located in Madison County

    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 Holmes County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Green Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Falls Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falls Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • New Banyon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Banyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Banyon Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Banyon Cemetery
    • Ables Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ables Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ables Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ables Cemetery
    • Gulledge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulledge Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Pole Pen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pole Pen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pole Pen Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pole Pen Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Stump Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stump Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stump Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Ridge Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Damascus Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • St. Mark Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
      • Seneasha Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneasha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seneasha Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneasha Cemetery
      • Roby Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roby Cemetery
      • Dickerson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
      • Pisgah Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Gages Springs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gages Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gages Springs Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gages Springs Cemetery
      • Durham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Durham Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Franklin Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Pickens Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pickens Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickens Cemetery
      • Quiet Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quiet Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quiet Ridge Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quiet Ridge Cemetery
      • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Old Roby Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Roby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Roby Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Roby Cemetery
      • Bunker Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
      • Durant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durant Cemetery
      • Sproles Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sproles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sproles Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sproles Cemetery
      • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery

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

    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:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #671215  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #671215 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: Goodman
      • County: Holmes         Elev: 84
      • Location given for GNIS #671215 (Hillcrest 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 Holmes, 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 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: 32.9749, Longitude: -89.9115       In this case, the coordinates for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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