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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hillside Cemetery (FG ID #1047524)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.9511°   (40° 57' 3")

Lon:   -76.4540°   (-76° 27' 14")

The cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

As an estimate, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Catawissa.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg lies just to the north of the Hillside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Roaring Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roaring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roaring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roaring Creek Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharp Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Ridge Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Creveling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Columbia County
  • Kulp UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Montour County
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Elan Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidlay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Montour County
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Michaels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • Kase Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Northumberland County
    • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
    • McHenry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHenry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McHenry Cemetery is located in Columbia County

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.

  • Catawissa
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Queen City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Queen City is located in Columbia County
  • Rupert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rupert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
    • Rupert is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rupert
    • From the Hillside Cemetery to Rupert
  • Slabtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Slabtown is located in Columbia County
  • Bloomsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fernville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
    • Fernville is located in Columbia County
  • Mainville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Mainville is located in Columbia County
  • Espy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grovania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Numidia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Almedia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lightstreet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Elysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <8>
    • Shumans
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumans
      • From the Hillside Cemetery to Shumans
    • Lime Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Mechanicsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Bear Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mordansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rushtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From the Hillside Cemetery to Rushtown
    • Natalie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mifflinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
      • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <8>
    • Orangeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <8>

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 Columbia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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:

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9511, Longitude: -76.4540    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Espy and Almedia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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