A visit to the Hilliard 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 Hilliard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hilliard Cemetery:
36.0513, -77.8830
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hilliard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the southwest of the Hilliard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hilliard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hilliard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hilliard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Capps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Capps Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Ellen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellen Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Arrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Coley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Cemetery
- Brake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Memorial Park
- The Rocky Mount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48620 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Drake Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hilliard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hilliard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Dortches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gold Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hilliardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Regency Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Estates is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
- Dukes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
- Westry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
- Halifax Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- North Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
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- Taylors Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Battleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aventon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Easonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Taylor Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Batchelor Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Ashburk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Whitakers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Hilliard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hilliard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Nashville
- Rocky Mount
- Whitakers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hilliard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 Hilliard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986815 (Hilliard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986815 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Oak
- Location given for Hilliard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0512641 Lon: -77.8830375
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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 Nash, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hilliard 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. |