A visit to the East 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 East Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Hill Cemetery:
34.6270, -96.8222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Ada. Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the East Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the East Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Lightning Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Scullin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Scullin Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullin Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Midland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Shirley Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
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- Corley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sulphur.
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulphur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
- Fletcher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Athens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Lonegrove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lonegrove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonegrove Cemetery
- Puller Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Puller Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puller Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Swan Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fitzhugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Franks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Fittstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Ahloso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Stratford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
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- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Oil Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Connerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jesse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Washita
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Oakman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Byng
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Wynnewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dougherty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
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 East Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the East Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Byars
- Dougherty
- Fitzhugh
- Francis
- Mill Creek
- Roff
- Stonewall
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wynnewood
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 professional and volunteer 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 East Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 East Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1092407 (East Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1092407 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roff North
- Location given for East Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6270324 Lon: -96.8222351
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, 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- East 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |