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:
40.6273, -75.4702
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 Lehigh County<2>.
The county seat for Lehigh County is located in Allentown. Allentown lies just to the south 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 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Highland Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Highland Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45078 <5>
- West End Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Hill Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Arlington Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Arlington Memorial Park is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Memorial Park
- The Arlington Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44324 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Rittersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allen Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Union Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Union Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudath Achim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agudath Achim Cemetery is located in Fountain Hill.
- The Agudath Achim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Congregation Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980847 <5>
- Brith Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brith Sholom Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brith Sholom Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brith Sholom Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980845 <5>
- Emil Zola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fountain Hill.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fullerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- West Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Allentown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catasauqua
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hokendauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Rittersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Seiple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seiple is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
- North Catasauqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Coplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Wennersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Northampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seidersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Fountain Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Weaversville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Howertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Ruchsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
- Stetlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Walbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Wescosville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Ironton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
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 Lehigh County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethlehem
- Catasauqua
- Fountain Hill
- Northampton
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:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Lehigh 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 #1177114 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177114 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: Lehigh
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catasauqua
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6273194 Lon: -75.4701828
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, 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- 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. |
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