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The location of the Willard Hill 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 Willard Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.9348°   (42° 56' 5")

Lon:   -72.1523°   (-72° 9' 8")

The Willard Hill Cemetery is located in Cheshire County<2>.

The county seat for Cheshire County is located in Keene. Keene lies just to the west of the Willard Hill 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 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 Willard Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Hampshire:
  • Pages specific to Cheshire 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 Willard Hill 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willard Hill Cemetery.

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

    • Marlborough
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <4>
    • Harrisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nelson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
    • Bonds Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
      • Bonds Corner is located in Cheshire County
    • Keene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Cheshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
    • Swanzey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Swanzey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
      • East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
    • West Swanzey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
      • West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <4>
    • West Peterborough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
      • West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Hillsborough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
    • Lower Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
    • Fitzwilliam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Jaffrey
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
        • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <4>
      • Elmwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Hillsborough County
      • Mill Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
        • Mill Village is located in Cheshire County
      • Stoddard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
        • Stoddard is located in Cheshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoddard <4>
      • Surry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
        • Surry is located in Cheshire County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
      • Fitzwilliam Depot
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
        • Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County
      • Peterborough
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
        • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
      • North Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
        • North Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Clinton Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
        • Clinton Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Antrim
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
        • Antrim is located in Hillsborough County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antrim <4>
      • Antrim Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim Center
        • Antrim Center is located in Hillsborough County
      • Richmond
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Rindge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rindge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
        • West Rindge is located in Cheshire County
      • Spofford
        (13 miles [20.9 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 Willard Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheshire County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Willard Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Island Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Island Street Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • The Island Street Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Harrisville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Street Cemetery
    • St. Denis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Graniteville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Meetinghouse Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meetinghouse Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetinghouse Cemetery
    • East Sullivan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhodes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Dublin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dublin Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • The Dublin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dublin Rural Cemetery
      • Dublin Town Cemetery
      • Town Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1612322 <6>
    • Munsonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #796341 <6>
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Keene.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #251415 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Washington Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The North Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Keene.
        • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chase Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204438 <6>
      • Mt. Caesar Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mt. Caesar Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Caesar Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Swanzey.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Caesar Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1446660 <6>
      • Monadnock View Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The West Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Ash Swamp Burial Ground
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ash Swamp Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Ash Swamp Burial Ground is located in Cheshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Swamp Burial Ground
      • Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves is located in Cheshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah Davis - Amos Fortune Graves
      • Old Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
      • Pine Ridge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Norway Plain Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Norway Plain Cemetery is located in Hillsborough County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norway Plain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Hancock.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Plain Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103006 <6>

    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 Willard Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1957018  (Willard Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1957018 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: Marlborough
      • County: Cheshire         Elev: 359
      • Location given for GNIS #1957018 (Willard Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

    The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.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 New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willard Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9348, Longitude: -72.1523       In this case, the coordinates for the Willard Hill 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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