A visit to the Hilltop 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 Hilltop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hilltop Cemetery:
37.9523, -81.1484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the north northeast of the Hilltop Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hilltop Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hilltop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pax Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- John Nugen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The John Nugen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Nugen Cemetery
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Scarbro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Scarbro Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Sutphin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Huse Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79548 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hilltop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hilltop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redstar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Whipple
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- White Oak Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Concho is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Kilsyth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stonecliff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
- Stonecliff has also been known as:
- Stone Cliff
- Wriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Pax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Terry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- McKendree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Garten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garten is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garten
- East Sewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sewell
- Sewell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dempsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
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 Hilltop Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hilltop 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 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 Hilltop Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Hilltop Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540306 (Hilltop Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540306 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 602 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Hill
- Location given for Hilltop Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9523342 Lon: -81.1484354
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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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hilltop 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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