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:
45.5918, -123.1925
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gales Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gales Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Creek Cemetery
- Hayward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hayward Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Purdin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin Cemetery
- Union Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Buxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Cemetery
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Raffety Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Raffety Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raffety Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Arcade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Arcade Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Blooming Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Blooming Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Shadybrook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Shadybrook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadybrook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Gales Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Watts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Manning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Buxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dilley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Mountaindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Blooming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- North Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Timber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Banks
- Banks lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
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 Hillside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1158083 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1158083 has been 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:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Gales Creek
- County: Washington
- Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5915014 Lon: -123.1928885
- 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 Oregon's counties, including Washington, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |