A visit to the Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hill Cemetery (FG ID #4232).
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:
31.0688, -97.4319
The Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
The cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies just to the west southwest of the Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Hill Cemetery ...
The Hill Cemetery was established in 1852.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Belton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Belton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
- South Belton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bell Plains Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Plains Cemetery
- Wedel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Belton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morgan's Point Resort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little River Academy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Academy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heidenheimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moffat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nolanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oenaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harker Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Holland
- Moody
- Village of Salado
- Temple
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #4232
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1359242 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359242 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belton
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0687906 Lon: -97.4316741
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, 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 drawn 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Belton and Salado. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |