A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Cemetery:
35.6915, -88.1503
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the south southeast of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Box Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- McMurry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Hawkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cheney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Gulledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gulledge Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Derryberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derryberry Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Myracle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Myracle Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myracle Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scotts Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chaseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Parkers Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287785 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287785 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parsons
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6914565 Lon: -88.1503151
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Decatur, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill 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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