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A visit to the Hillside Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillside Cemetery (FG ID #20917).

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:

48.4123, -108.2355

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

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Malta. Malta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

Name Variations for Hillside Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Dodson Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 6 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Dodson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Wagner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Malta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Malta is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
  • Fort Belknap Agency
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Belknap Agency is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Belknap Agency
  • Harlem
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lodge Pole
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodge Pole is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Pole

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 Phillips County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Harlem
    • Harlem lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harlem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Malta
    • Malta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Phillips 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20917

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #772419  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #772419 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: Phillips
      • Est. Elev: 706 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dodson
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.4122202     Lon: -108.2359656
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.