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:
40.7551, -74.4110
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 Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Morristown. Morristown lies just to the northwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
- Fair Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Rood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Vernon Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon Cemetery
- Restland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in East Hanover.
- Beth Israel Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Israel Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Morristown.
- The Beth Israel Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99883 <5>
- Convent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Convent Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Meyersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Ely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Springfield Emanuel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Revolutionary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vail Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosedale Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rosedale Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
- Yardley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yardley Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
- Green Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Whippany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whippany is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Berkeley Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Benders Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Livingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hanover is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
- Union Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Scotch Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Hanover Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover Neck is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
- Troy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troy Hills is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
- Smalleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Cranford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Tabor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- South Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orange
- Borough of Essex Fells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- West Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Caldwell
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
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 Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cranford
- East Hanover
- Livingston
- Maplewood
- Morristown
- Summit
- Westfield
- Whippany
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Morris 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 #877130 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #877130 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morristown
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7551006 Lon: -74.4109856
- 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 New Jersey's counties, including Morris, 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. |