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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:

48.7734, -103.8819

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 Divide County<2>.

The county seat for Divide County is located in Crosby. Crosby lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east 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 18 miles [29 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Skabo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Cemetery
  • West Writing Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Daneville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daneville Cemetery
  • East Writing Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Westby Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westby Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Catholic Cemetery
  • Westby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Cemetery
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20937 <5>
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grenora Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147730 <5>
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    • Hanks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oslo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oslo Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oslo Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Fortuna.
      • The Oslo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Olso Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102255 <5>
    • McElroy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
    • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Olaf Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Grenora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21100 <5>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Westby (MT).
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21093 <5>
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Comertown Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Comertown Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Comertown Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Comertown (MT).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20825 <5>
    • Herman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Herman Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.

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

  • Alkabo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stady is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Grenora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fortuna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <6>
  • Hanks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Zahl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Comertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
  • Dagmar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Appam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
  • Alamo
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambrose
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marienthal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonetraill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Oungre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oungre
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Corinth is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Beaubier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaubier

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 Divide County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alkabo
  • Antelope
  • Crosby
    • Crosby lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crosby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Dagmar
  • Fortuna
  • Grenora
  • Stady - Historic
    • Stady lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady

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 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 Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Divide 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 #1033958  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033958 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: Divide
      • Est. Elev: 721 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alkabo
      • Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.7733629     Lon: -103.8818732
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Divide, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.