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:
44.2141, -89.4765
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 Waushara County<2>.
The county seat for Waushara County is located in Wautoma. Wautoma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Plainfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guardian Angel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spiritland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spiritland Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritland Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- North Deerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oasis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oasis Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis Cemetery
- Lord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lord Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
- East German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The East German Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East German Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
- Staples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Staples Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
- Bohemian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Almond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Almond Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Almond Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Coloma - Leola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Plainfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Almond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Hancock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Leola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Wild Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Coloma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Wautoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wautoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Mount Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Morris is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Arnott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnott
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Flats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Rural
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Cobb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Lake Wazeecha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Saxeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saxeville is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Grand Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Whiting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Amherst Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
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 Waushara 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
- Plainfield
- Plover
- Wautoma
- Wild Rose
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Waushara 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 #1566460 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566460 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: Waushara
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for Hillside Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2141397 Lon: -89.4765087
- 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 Waushara, 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- 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. |