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A visit to the Hillcrest Cemetery ...

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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   30.5865°   (30° 35' 11")

Lon:   -103.8652°   (-103° 51' 54")

The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County<2>.

The county seat for Jeff Davis County is located in Fort Davis. Fort Davis lies just to the west of the Hillcrest Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Paisano Baptist Encampment Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Brewster County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Alpine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3425 <5>
  • Holy Angels Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Balmorhea Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Balmorhea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Balmorhea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Balmorhea Cemetery is located in Reeves County
  • Brogade Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brogade Cemetery is located in Reeves County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 7 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.

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

  • Fort Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Alpine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Marfa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marfa
    • Marfa is located in Presidio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marfa <6>
  • Paisano ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
    • Paisano is located in San Patricio County
  • Toyahvale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Ryan
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Presidio County
  • Balmorhea
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balmorhea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmorhea
    • Balmorhea is located in Reeves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balmorhea <6>

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 Hillcrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jeff Davis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:

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 Hillcrest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1359259  (Hillcrest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1359259 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 Davis SE
    • County: Jeff Davis         Elev: 1487
    • Location given for GNIS #1359259 (Hillcrest Cemetery)

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 Jeff Davis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillcrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5865, Longitude: -103.8652       In this case, the coordinates for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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