About Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery is a cemetery near Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 410 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Harper Lee, Amasa Coleman Lee and Alice Lee. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2414789. The nearest other listed cemetery is Bethel Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Penn's Funeral Home in Monroeville, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Monroeville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hillcrest Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 musician, 1 Pulitzer Prize winner, 1 writer.
- Harper Lee1926-2016American novelist
- Amasa Coleman Lee1880-1962American politician
- Alice Lee1911-2014One of Alabama's first female lawyers, recipient of the Maud McClure Kelly Award from the Alabama Bar Association. Sister of author Harper Lee
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hillcrest Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
31.53009, -87.31845
What Hillcrest Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Bethel CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery2.1 mi
- Wiggins CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery3.8 mi
- Mexia CemeteryMonroeville, ALChristian cemetery4.5 mi
- Mars Hill CemeteryMonroeville, ALChristian cemetery4.9 mi
- Ridge CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery4.9 mi
- McMillan CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery5.1 mi
- Rumbley CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery5.2 mi
- Daily CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery5.4 mi
- Old Salem CemeteryMonroeville, ALChristian cemetery5.4 mi
- Limestone Faulk CemeteryMonroeville, ALCemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Hillcrest Cemetery
- Penn's Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Monroeville · (251) 575-4265
- Jones Unity Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Monroeville · (251) 575-3191
- Johnson Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Monroeville · (251) 575-3222
- Banks Memorial Funeral Home & Cremations, LLC4.3 miFuneral home · Monroeville · (251) 575-7003
- Monroe Chapel Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Frisco City · (251) 575-5200
- Monroe Chapel Inc Funeral Home And Cemetery4.9 miFuneral home · Monroeville · (251) 575-5200
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