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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
36.2974, -76.9622
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Hertford County<2>.
The county seat for Hertford County is located in Winton. Winton lies just to the north northeast of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brantley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stony Creek Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Britt - Benthall Cemetery is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britt - Benthall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Britt - Benthall Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Ahoskie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484555 <5>
- Eastview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Askew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Askew Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Cemetery
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoggard Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoggard Cemetery is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Cemetery
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
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 Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ahoskie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poor Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Powellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- South Tunis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Cofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Tuscarora Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Hexlena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Menola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Eure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askewville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Colerain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Roduco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Hertford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ahoskie
- Aulander
- Gatesville
- Murfreesboro
- Potecasi
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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Hertford 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1004298 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004298 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: Hertford
- Est. Elev: 12 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ahoskie
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2973777 Lon: -76.9621803
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Hertford, 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- Hillcrest 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. |