A visit to the Hillhouse Cemetery ...
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 Hillhouse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillhouse Cemetery:
33.6565, -90.5840
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillhouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hillhouse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillhouse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hillhouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Lehrton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Renova Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Renova Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova Cemetery
- The Renova Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284230 <5>
- New Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Drew Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doddsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Roundaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Ruleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunflower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Faisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Drew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Renova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Choctaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moorhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Merigold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Baird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
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 Hillhouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hillhouse Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Indianola
- McNutt
- Mound Bayou
- Ruleville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hillhouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Sunflower 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 Hillhouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671224 (Hillhouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671224 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruleville
- Location given for Hillhouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6565043 Lon: -90.5839804
- 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 Sunflower, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillhouse 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |