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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:

46.3999, -90.3380

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 Iron County<2>.

The county seat for Iron County is located in Hurley. Hurley lies just to the east 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 24 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ironwood (MI).
    • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ironwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1499 <5>
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Historic Indian Burial Grounds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bessemer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713 <5>
  • Morse Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morse Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
  • Cayuga Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cayuga Cemetery is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Mercer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
    • Odanah Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Odanah Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odanah Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Winchester Memorial Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Cecelia Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Cecelia Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecelia Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Moe Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • The Moe Cemetery is located in Bayfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Cemetery
    • Presque Isle Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Presque Isle Cemetery is located in Vilas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Montreal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Gile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gile is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Ironwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <6>
  • Hurley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Hillcrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Cedar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • North Ironwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • Yale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Bessemer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <6>
  • White City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Mellen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Tannery Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ramsay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • High Bridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glidden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Glidden is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Thomaston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston

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 Iron County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bessemer
  • Butternut
  • Glidden
  • Hurley
    • Hurley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Ironwood
  • Mellen
    • Mellen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hillside Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mellen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
  • Odanah
  • Wakefield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hillside Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Iron 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 #1566464  (Hillside Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566464 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: Iron
      • Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Iron Belt
      • Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3999482     Lon: -90.337956
      • 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 Iron, 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 obstructions 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.