A visit to the East Hill Cemetery ...

The location of the East Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

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 East Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   30.8765°   (30° 52' 35")

Lon:   -102.8754°   (-102° 52' 31")

The East Hill Cemetery is located in Pecos County<2>.

The county seat for Pecos County is located in Fort Stockton. Fort Stockton lies just to the north northwest of the East Hill Cemetery .

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 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 East Hill Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Texas:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Pages specific to Pecos County:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
  • Genealogy Trails
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
  • Cemeteries of Pecos County
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Texas
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Texas
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Texas
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the East Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 4 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the East Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Fort Stockton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton
  • Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Stockton <4>
• Coyanosa
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <4>
• Abell City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
  • Abell City is located in Pecos County
• Imperial
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Imperial is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial has also been known as:
  • Imperial Colonia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <4>

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 East Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pecos County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

• Fort Stockton
  • Fort Stockton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the East Hill Cemetery.
  • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fort Stockton.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of only one cemetery that isless than 2 miles of the East Hill Cemetery:<5>

• Old Fort Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fort Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

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 East Hill Cemetery:

• Referenced GNIS Record ...
• GNIS ID #1356648  (East Hill Cemetery)
  • Note: GNIS record #1356648 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: Fort Stockton East
  • County: Pecos         Elev: 900
  • Location given for GNIS #1356648 (East Hill Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pecos County: www.co.pecos.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Pecos, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the East Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8765, Longitude: -102.8754       In this case, the coordinates for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.