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 #2590494).
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:
36.9923, -82.6492
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Hill Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Esserville.
The cemetery is located in Wise County<3>.
The county seat for Wise County is located in Wise. Wise lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Robinette Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whiteoak Gap Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak Gap Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Screech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Screech Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screech Cemetery
- Stidham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stidham Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Strength Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Strength Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strength Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Addington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Addington Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
- Canepatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Canepatch Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canepatch Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peak Cemetery is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 36 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Esserville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton town is also located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kent Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Osaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appalachia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- East Stone Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coeburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Darwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayking
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ermine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Lano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cromona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cromona is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromona
- Exeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seco is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Herald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farraday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burdine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burdine is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine
- Bellcraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
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 Wise County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Coeburn
- Cromona
- Jenkins
- Norton
- Whitesburg
- Wise
- Wise lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wise.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wise 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: #2590494
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484106 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484106 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: Wise
- Est. Elev: 703 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Norton
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9920441 Lon: -82.6482129
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |