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:
38.9848, -81.6654
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Springston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Slaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Staats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Derenburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Hawk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hawk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Shafer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rardon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Safreed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Hurd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Archer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
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- Shaffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Boso Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Vanhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Logston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Lamps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Staats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Wheaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- DeBussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The DeBussey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeBussey Cemetery
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Braham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
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- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Wilding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Browning ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
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- Odaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Willowdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Windy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Peewee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Spiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
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. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #1540288 (Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540288 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandyville
- Location given for Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9848028 Lon: -81.6654059
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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- 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. |
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