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:
42.5842, -73.4743
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 Rensselaer County<2>.
The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Chapel Cemetery
- Presbyterian Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Stephentown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209231 <5>
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fifty Six Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Six Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Berlin Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cemetery of the Evergreens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mott Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nassau - Schodack Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau - Schodack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nassau - Schodack Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Nassau.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65404 <5>
- Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gardner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAN.806 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- West Stephentown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Hoag Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- East Nassau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Sand Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stephentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Averill Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sliters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Wyomanock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Center Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- West Sand Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Schodack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Poestenkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Best
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Schodack Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- North Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wynantskill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Couse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- East Greenbush
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rensselaer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Averill Park
- Berlin
- Canaan
- East Greenbush
- Poestenkill
- Sand Lake
- Stephentown
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 helpful 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 York:
- Pages specific to Rensselaer 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 #952844 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #952844 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: Rensselaer
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stephentown Center
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5842472 Lon: -73.4742783
- 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 York's counties, including Rensselaer, 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 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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