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. 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 Hillcrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hillcrest Cemetery:
32.7526, -96.4744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County<2>.
The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hillcrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hillcrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hillcrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
- The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shipley Cemetery
- New Hope Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Lumley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lumley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blackland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Lyons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crandall Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crandall Community Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Community Cemetery
- The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>
- Peck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillcrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forney
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Talty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talty is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mesquite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Balch Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seagoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kleberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kleberg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
- Combine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Post Oak Bend City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rowlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
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 Kaufman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillcrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crandall
- Forney
- Garland
- Kaufman
- Kleberg
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Seagoville
- Terrell
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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kaufman 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 Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337796 (Hillcrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337796 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: Kaufman
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forney North
- Location given for Hillcrest Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7526288 Lon: -96.4744313
- 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 Kaufman, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |