A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery
Lat: 46.3956° (46° 23' 44")
Lon: -112.7553° (-112° 45' 19")
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Powell County<1>.
The county seat for Powell County is located in Deer Lodge. Deer Lodge lies just to the east of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Avon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anaconda Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anaconda Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Anaconda Catholic Cemetery is located in Deer Lodge County
- New Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hill Cemetery is located in Deer Lodge County
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Deer Lodge County
- Upper Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Upper Hill Cemetery is located in Deer Lodge County
- Lower Hill Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Deer Lodge County
- Blackfoot Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Deer Lodge County
- Sunset Memorial Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Valley Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Philipsburg Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deer Lodge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <6>
- Emery ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emery
- From the Hillcrest Cemetery to Emery
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Phosphate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall City
- Wall City is located in Powell County
- Warm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goldcreek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mine Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stump Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Town
- Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
- Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Granite ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Granite County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stone
- From the Hillcrest Cemetery to Stone
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elk Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frontier Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Powell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anaconda
- Basin
- Basin lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Basin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Deer Lodge
- Elliston
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Powell 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
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 #784894 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #784894 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: Conleys Lake
- County: Powell Elev: 1406
- Location given for GNIS #784894 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) 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: 46.3956, Longitude: -112.7553 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | 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. |
<8> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |