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:
44.3433, -89.3451
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 Portage County<2>.
The county seat for Portage County is located in Stevens Point. Stevens Point lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- North Almond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The North Almond Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Almond Cemetery
- Badger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kimball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kimball Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lombard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lombard Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Cemetery
- Liberty Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- East German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East German Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East German Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Barton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Amherst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- Bickel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bickel Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickel Cemetery
- St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spiritland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Spiritland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritland Cemetery
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dopp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dopp Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dopp Cemetery
- Farmington Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Cobb Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Amherst Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Rural
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Arnott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Custer is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Wild Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Scandinavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Plover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Waupaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Iola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Park Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Polonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polonia
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Ellis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Saxeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- Stevens Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
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 Portage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Almond
- Amherst
- Hancock
- Iola
- Iola lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Hillside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Plainfield
- Plover
- Stevens Point
- Waupaca
- Wild Rose
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 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 Portage 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 #1566461 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566461 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: Portage
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blaine
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.3433076 Lon: -89.3451164
- 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 Portage, 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' 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. |