A visit to the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
43.0836, -97.1684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Yankton County<2>.
The county seat for Yankton County is located in Yankton. Yankton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hansen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hansen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen Cemetery
- Columkill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Columkill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columkill Cemetery
- Meldal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Meldal Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldal Cemetery
- Bethania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethania Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
- Ogstad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ogstad Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogstad Cemetery
- Walshtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walshtown Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walshtown Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Volin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Volin Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hattervig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hattervig Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattervig Cemetery
- Carlson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlson Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Voll Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Voll Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voll Cemetery
- Rosenberg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosenberg Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberg Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Bang Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bang Cemetery is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bang Cemetery
- Vangen Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vangen Church Cemetery is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vangen Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vangen Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mission Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157385 <5>
- Bluff Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Lodi Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lodi Cemetery
- Lodi Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lodi Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irene
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wakonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Viborg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
- Volin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Riverside ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mission Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Komstad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Jamesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Hub City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Meckling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yankton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Yankton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beresford
- Centerville
- Chancellor
- Gayville
- Hurley
- Lesterville
- Parker
- Saint Helena
- Viborg
- Volin
- Wakonda
- Yankton
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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Yankton 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1255563 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255563 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: Yankton
- Est. Elev: 432 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irene
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.083603 Lon: -97.1683861
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Yankton, 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- 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> | 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. |