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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:

31.5563, -99.5601

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 Coleman County<2>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Voss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Voss Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss Cemetery
  • Leaday Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Leaday Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaday Cemetery
  • Brown Ranch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brown Ranch Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Ranch Cemetery
  • Chaffin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chaffin Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
  • Marion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Marion Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
  • Stewardson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Stewardson Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson Cemetery
  • Valera Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera Cemetery
  • Millersview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Millersview Cemetery is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millersview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Millersview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5261 <5>
  • Old Valera Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Old Valera Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valera Cemetery
  • Fife Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fife Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
  • Whon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Whon Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Whon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Rockwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7628 <5>
  • Talpa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
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    • Hoffman Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
    • Five Ashes Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Five Ashes Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Ashes Cemetery
    • Lohn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lohn Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lohn Cemetery
    • Glen Cove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
      • The Coleman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Coleman City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322488 <5>
    • Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery is located in Concho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Paint Rock.
      • The Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paint Rock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5871 <5>
    • Rice Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Brookesmith.
    • Herring Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Gouldbusk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Voss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doole ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Doole is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doole
  • Waldrip
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Rockwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Valera
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Millersview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
  • Salt Gap ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
  • Pear Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Talpa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lohn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Santa Anna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Trickham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Coleman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Paint Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Coleman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coleman 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 #1359243  (Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359243 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: Coleman
      • Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Voss
      • Location given for Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5562665     Lon: -99.5600649
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Coleman, 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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