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A visit to the Hillside Memory Gardens ...

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 Memory Gardens ...

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

48.1700, -103.6077

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

The Hillside Memory Gardens is located in Williams County<2>.

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies just to the southwest of the Hillside Memory Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Memory Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of the Hillside Memory Gardens.<4>

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Painted Woods Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Painted Woods Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Woods Cemetery
  • Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Williston.
    • The Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hauge Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Chuch Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251842 <5>
  • St. George Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
  • Cow Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
  • Epping Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Epping Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping Cemetery
  • Williston Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williston Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Cemetery
  • Faith Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Faith Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
  • East Fork Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The East Fork Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Round Prairie Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Camp Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Wheelock Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
    • Westview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bethany Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buford Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mondak Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mondak Cemetery is located in Roosevelt County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondak Cemetery
    • Yellowstone Point Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charbonneau Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Garden Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley Cemetery
    • Soine Family Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Soine Family Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soine Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soine Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ray.
      • The Soine Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362948 <5>
    • Sunset Rest Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sunset Rest Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Rest Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hillside Memory Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Williston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Springbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Jessie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Epping
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonetraill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Alexander
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Charbonneau
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Ray
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <6>
  • Rawson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Dore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cartwright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnegard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Appam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Harding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harding is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Zahl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Watford City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Hillside Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hillside Memory Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alexander
  • Arnegard
  • Bainville
  • Banks - Historic
    • Banks lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hillside Memory Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Charbonneau
  • Epping
    • Epping lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillside Memory Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epping.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • Rawson
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillside Memory Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Springbrook
  • Watford City
  • Williston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Memory Gardens:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams 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 Memory Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1029465  (Hillside Memory Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029465 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: Williams
      • Est. Elev: 575 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Williston East
      • Location given for Hillside Memory Gardens:
      • Lat: 48.1700239     Lon: -103.6076961
      • 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 Williams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillside Memory Gardens) 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.