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:
43.3953, -89.6207
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 Sauk County<2>.
The county seat for Sauk County is located in Baraboo. Baraboo lies just to the northwest 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Kerth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kerth Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerth Cemetery
- Indian Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Camillus Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Camillus Novitiate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141444 <5>
- Brewster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- The Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dekorra Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201923 <5>
- Zuch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zuch Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuch Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thoelke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88422 <5>
- Shanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caledonia Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197436 <5>
- Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery
- The Caledonia German Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caledonia Cemetery
- German Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87658 <5>
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartholomew Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merrimac
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Moon Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Lake Wisconsin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Okee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
- Harmony Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Baraboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- West Baraboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Sauk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Poynette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dane is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Portage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- North Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Denzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Marxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Witwen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Morrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- North Leeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
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 Sauk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baraboo
- Lodi
- Morrisonville
- North Freedom
- Portage
- Poynette
- Prairie du Sac village
- Rock Springs
- Sauk City
- Waunakee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Sauk 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 #1566411 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566411 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: Sauk
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durwards Glen
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3952636 Lon: -89.6206775
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Sauk, 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 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. |