Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hill Top (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hill Top. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Cemeteries Near Hill Top ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hill Top.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill Top covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill Top, with the one closest to Hill Top listed first.

• Barrow Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Roselawn Burial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Burial Park
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oakwood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Peoples Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51622 <2>
• Chestnut Knob Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Knob Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Knob Cemetery is located
  • The Chestnut Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Barnes Cemetery
  • Barnes Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303562 <2>
• Wilson Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Eggleston Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eggleston Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eggleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Johnson Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wyatt Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jamison Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Carver Memorial Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Gardens
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
  • The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
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  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51336 <2>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Hill Top in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hill Top.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill Top, with the one closest to Hill Top listed first.

• Irisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
  • Irisburg is located in Henry County
• Stockton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Stockton is located in Henry County
• Leatherwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leatherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
  • Leatherwood is located in Henry County
• Reed Creek Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
  • Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
• Figsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Figsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
  • Figsboro is located in Henry County
• Preston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Henry County
• Horse Pasture
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
  • Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
• Ridgeway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <5>
• Axton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
  • Axton is located in Henry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <5>
• Spencer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Henry County
• Oak Level
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
  • Oak Level is located in Henry County
• Aiken Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
  • Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
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  • Blackberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
    • Blackberry is located in Henry County
  • Price
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Price is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Matrimony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
    • Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hill Top. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill Top.

Newspapers Published in Hill Top ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill Top.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill Top, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hill Top.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hill Top:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/