A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
41.2828, -84.4688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies just to the east of the Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Defiance County
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- Shoemaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- New St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Glore Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glore Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Moats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Moats Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Cromley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cromley Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromley Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Defiance County
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- Brunersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brunersburg Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Noble & Tiffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marysdale Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kinzer Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzer Cemetery
- Renollet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Renollet Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet Cemetery
- Klein Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Klein Cemetery is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Kahol Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kahol Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahol Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kibble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kibble Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibble Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Brunersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Defiance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
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- Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Ney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Ayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Charloe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Paulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Fort Brown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hedges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Latty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Florida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Defiance 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961348 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961348 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Defiance West
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2828276 Lon: -84.468837
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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 Ohio's counties, including Defiance, 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 from Point A (ie- Hill 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. |
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