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 #2221943).
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:
35.3397, -96.1260
The Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Weleetka.
The cemetery is located in Okfuskee County<2>.
The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
Establishment of the Hillcrest Cemetery ...
The Hillcrest Cemetery was established in 1905.
Name Variations for Hillcrest Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Barnet - Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Arbeka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbeka Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbeka Cemetery
- Likowski Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Likowski Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likowski Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Clearview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clearview Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
- Mosewiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- Old Dustin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dustin Cemetery
- Dustin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dustin Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thlopthlocco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
- Wetumka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wetumka Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumka Cemetery
- Coal Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renkie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Wind Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
- High Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- South Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weleetka
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pharoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dustin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dustin is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Wetumka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Okemah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
- Bearden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Schulter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Okfuskee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grayson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hoffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Okfuskee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Castle
- Clearview
- Coalton
- Dewar
- Dustin
- Hanna
- Henryetta
- Hoffman
- Okemah
- Okmulgee
- Weleetka
- Wetumka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Okfuskee 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: #2221943
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1091820 (Crestwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1091820 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: Okfuskee
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dustin
- Location given for Crestwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3403724 Lon: -96.1252807
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Okfuskee, 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' (or point-to-point) 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |