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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillside Cemetery

Lat:   40.6417°   (40° 38' 30")

Lon:   -77.2683°   (-77° 16' 5")

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Juniata County<2>.

The county seat for Juniata County is located in Mifflintown. Mifflintown lies just to the southwest of the Hillside Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Koons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Koons Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • St. Johns UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lantz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lantz Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Lauver Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Snyder County
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Thompson's Lock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson's Lock Cemetery
    • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lock Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Thompsontown.
    • The Thompson's Lock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Thompson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46466 <5>
  • Rothrock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rothrock Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Run Cemetery
    • The Locust Run Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <5>
  • Auker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Auker Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Niemonds Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niemonds Cemetery
      • The Niemonds Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • The Niemonds Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Susquehanna Valley Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244254 <5>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Snyder County
    • Diven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Diven Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflintown.
    • Bookwalter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bookwalter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bookwalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bookwalter Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Marshal Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshal Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshal Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshal Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Brick Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
      • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Juniata County
      • The Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brick Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Richfield Mennonite Cemetery
      • Shelleys Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44444 <5>
    • Adamsburg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsburg Cemetery
      • The Adamsburg Cemetery is located in Snyder County
      • The Adamsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beaver Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44292 <5>

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.

  • McAlisterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAlisterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlisterville
    • McAlisterville is located in Juniata County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlisterville <6>
  • Swales
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
    • Swales is located in Juniata County
  • Locust Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
    • Locust Run is located in Juniata County
  • Thompsontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McClure
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <6>
  • Beaver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
  • Bannerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
    • Bannerville is located in Snyder County
  • Mifflin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
    • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Mifflintown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mexico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Juniata County
  • Millerstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Stars
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Richfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Middle Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
      • Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
    • Port Royal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beavertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
      • Beavertown is located in Snyder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavertown <6>
    • Benfer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benfer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
      • Benfer is located in Snyder County
    • Alfarata
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfarata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
      • Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
    • Paintersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paintersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
      • Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
    • Old Port
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
      • Old Port is located in Juniata County
    • Knousetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
      • Knousetown is located in Juniata County
    • Reward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
      • Reward is located in Perry County
    • Troxelville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troxelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
      • Troxelville is located in Snyder County
    • Eshcol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
      • Eshcol is located in Perry County
    • Ickesburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
      • Ickesburg is located in Perry County
    • Newport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Paxtonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
      • Paxtonville is located in Snyder County

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 Juniata 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1177115  (Hillside Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1177115 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McClure
    • County: Juniata         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #1177115 (Hillside Cemetery)

The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/

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

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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Juniata, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.6417, Longitude: -77.2683       In this case, the coordinates for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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