A visit to the Hillis 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 Hillis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillis Cemetery:
35.6687, -85.5933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillis Cemetery is located in Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the northeast of the Hillis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hillis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGregor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McGregor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor Cemetery
- White Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The White Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Crain Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crain Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain Hill Cemetery
- New Rocky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Rocky Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rocky Cemetery
- Eureka Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Mud Creek Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Shellsford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shellsford Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church / Shake Rag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Laurel Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek Cemetery
- The Laurel Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14530 <5>
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Champaign Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Champaign Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign Cemetery
- Campaign Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Leesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Leesburg Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg Cemetery
- Chasteen / Chastain Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Higgenbottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Higgenbottom Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgenbottom Cemetery
- Centerhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Centerhill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sodom Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom Cemetery
- The Sodom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurelburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Shellsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Campaign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Chalybeate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Quebeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McMinnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Meade ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Cummingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Doyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Gath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Dibrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Beersheba Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Darkey Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Daylight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
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 Hillis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hillis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 Hillis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287834 (Hillis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287834 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welchland
- Location given for Hillis Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6686793 Lon: -85.5933103
- 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 Van Buren, 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' (or 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- Hillis 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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