A visit to the Hillcrest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hillcrest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillcrest Cemetery (FG ID #64820).
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:
42.7443, -78.8001
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mols Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
- Griffins Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Angle Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Angle Road Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Road Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobble Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobble Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Armor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scranton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blasdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellicott is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
- Orchard Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athol Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lackawanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wanakah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patchin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Griffins Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billington Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Erie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blasdell
- East Aurora
- Eden
- Eden lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hamburg
- Lackawanna
- North Boston
- Orchard Park
- West Seneca
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 New York:
- Pages specific to Erie 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #64820
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #952816 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #952816 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: Erie
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7453371 Lon: -78.8005871
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |