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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

47.2869, -111.7028

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

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cascade County<2>.

The county seat for Cascade County is located in Great Falls. Great Falls lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chesnut Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chesnut Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Cascade.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20812 <5>
  • Chestnut Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castner Falls Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Castner Falls Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castner Falls Cemetery
  • Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven Colony Cemetery
    • The Fair Haven Colony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairhaven Colony Cemetery
  • St. Peters Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cascade Colony Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulm Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ulm Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm Cemetery
  • Sun River Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Sun River Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Cemetery
  • Ft. Shaw Soldiers Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ft. Shaw Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Shaw Cemetery is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Shaw Cemetery
    • The Ft. Shaw Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Shaw Military Cemetery
  • Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing Cemetery
    • The Dearborn Crossing Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dearborn Cemetery
  • Craig Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Craig Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Great Falls.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133894 <5>
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Moore Graves
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moore Graves is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Graves
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
    • Milford Colony Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Milford Colony Cemetery is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Colony Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20799 <5>
    • Highland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Great Falls.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20910 <5>
    • Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Association
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Cascade
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Saint Clair ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Saint Clair is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Mid Canon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
  • Ulm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Shaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sun River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Simms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dearborn Crossing ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dearborn Crossing is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Crossing
    • Dearborn Crossing has also been known as:
    • Dearborn City
    • Dearborn
  • Craig
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Sun Prairie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Vaughn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Manchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Manchester is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Millegan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Millegan is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
    • Great Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Stockett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Black Eagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Countryside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village

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 Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cascade County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Cascade 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 Hillside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1761831  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1761831 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: Cascade
      • Est. Elev: 1041 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cascade
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.2868944     Lon: -111.7027597
      • 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 Montana's counties, including Cascade, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillside 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.
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