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A visit to the Hilltop Cemetery ...


The location of the Hilltop Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Hilltop Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   36.0118°   (36° 0' 42")

Lon:   -75.6952°   (-75° 41' 42")

The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Dare County<2>.

The county seat for Dare County is located in Manteo. Manteo lies just to the south southeast of the Hilltop Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hilltop Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Dare 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 Hilltop Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hilltop Cemetery.

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

    • Kill Devil Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
      • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <4>
    • Kitty Hawk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
      • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <4>
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Nags Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Southern Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
      • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <4>
    • Manteo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <4>
    • Point Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
      • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <4>
    • Whalebone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
      • Whalebone is located in Dare County
    • Manns Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
      • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>
    • Harbinger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <4>
    • Poteskeet Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • George Town Sands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Sandy Ridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
        • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
      • Duck
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
        • Duck is located in Dare County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <4>
      • Wanchese
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanchese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
        • Wanchese is located in Dare County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <4>
      • Powells Point
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Point
        • Powells Point is located in Currituck County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powells Point <4>

    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 Hilltop Cemetery. The following communities are located in Dare County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 5 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Hilltop Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Baum Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baum Cemetery is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baum Cemetery
    • Austin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Willis Tillett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh Church Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Church Cemetery is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery

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

    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 Hilltop Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1000897  (Hilltop Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1000897 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: Kitty Hawk
      • County: Dare         Elev: 4
      • Location given for GNIS #1000897 (Hilltop Cemetery)

    The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    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 Dare, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hilltop Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0118, Longitude: -75.6952       In this case, the coordinates for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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