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A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...

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

45.7366, -88.4248

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

The Hillside Cemetery is located in Florence County<2>.

The county seat for Florence County is located in Florence. Florence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Hillside Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hillside Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Homestead - Aurora Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead - Aurora Cemetery
    • The Homestead - Aurora Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Aurora Cemetery
    • Aurora Free Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2387397 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Laona Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Laona Cemetery is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
  • Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park
    • The Iron Mtn. Cemetery Park has also been known as:
    • Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #226577 <5>
  • Dickinson County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Quinnesec Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Quinnesec Cemetery is located in Dickinson County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnesec Cemetery
      • The Quinnesec Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Breitung Twp. Cemetery
      • Kingsford - Quinnesec Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #840 <5>
    • Indian Burial Ground
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Indian Burial Ground is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Burial Ground
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Ambrose Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Pembine Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Pembine Cemetery is located in Marinette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.

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

  • Fern ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fern is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
  • Dunbar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunbar is located in Marinette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Aurora is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Commonwealth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Commonwealth is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
  • Florence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Laona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laona is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona
  • Kingsford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <6>
  • Spread Eagle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
  • Tipler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tipler is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
  • Stager
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stager is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
  • Pentoga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
  • Iron Mountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mastodon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mastodon is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
    • Padus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Padus is located in Forest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padus
    • Niagara
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Niagara is located in Marinette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
    • Quinnesec
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Alpha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Alpha is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <6>
    • Pembine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine
    • Gaastra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Hillside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Florence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Florence 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 Hillside Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1579457  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1579457 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: Florence
      • Est. Elev: 475 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Armstrong Creek
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7366252     Lon: -88.4248448
      • 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 Florence, 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- Hillside 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.