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:
31.1280, -90.1037
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 Walthall County<2>.
The county seat for Walthall County is located in Tylertown. Tylertown lies just to the west southwest of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Founders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Founders Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Founders Cemetery
- Tylertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tylertown Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Knoxo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Knoxo Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxo Cemetery
- Elisha Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Ard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ard Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ard Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rushing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Stogner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stogner Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stogner Cemetery
- Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oral Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Tylertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Sartinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Topisaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Bacots
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Verna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sunny Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Expose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Angie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Varnado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Osyka
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Pinebur
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Oak Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
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 Walthall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Magnolia
- McComb
- McComb lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McComb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Walthall 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 #671221 (Hillcrest Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671221 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: Walthall
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kokomo
- Location given for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 31.1279564 Lon: -90.1036986
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Walthall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |