A visit to the Hill Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Grove Cemetery:
38.9545, -81.3401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the north northwest of the Hill Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hill Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Solon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Solon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Solon Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
- Mt. Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- McCrae Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- McClung Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClung Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClung Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Hooam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hill Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lucile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Creston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Millard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Reedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Rocksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Big Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Oxbow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Windy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Greencastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Pink
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Slate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Grantsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hill Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hill Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678824 (Hill Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678824 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burning Springs
- Location given for Hill Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.954527 Lon: -81.3401192
- 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 Wirt, 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- Hill Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |