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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

46.4583, -101.2254

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Morton County is located in Mandan. Mandan lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Carson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102300 <5>
  • Pleasant Wieew Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • St. George Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • St. Gertrudes Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Gabriel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
  • Community Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Community Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
  • Emmans Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Emmans Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congregational Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Congregational Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Porcupine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101826 <5>
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. James Catholic Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Porcupine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547688 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Red Cedar Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Gabriel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Flasher
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Raleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lark is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Saint Gertrude
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Gertrude is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gertrude
  • Shields
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Carson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Porcupine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anthony
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Leith
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Leith is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Solen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Almont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sims
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Briar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
    • New Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Huff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huff is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Elgin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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 Morton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Almont
  • Elgin
  • Flasher
  • Leith
    • Leith lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
  • New Salem
  • Raleigh

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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Morton 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1034067  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1034067 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: Morton
      • Est. Elev: 596 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flasher
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4583349     Lon: -101.2254209
      • 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 Morton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.