About Hillcrest Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery is a cemetery in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 344 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Morris Sheppard, John M. Eargle and William Buchanan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1359262. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hickory Hill Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chapelwood Funeral Home in Nash, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Bowie County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 94 listings in Bowie County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Hillcrest Cemetery
Among them: 1 inventor or engineer, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Morris Sheppard1875-1941United States Senator from Texas
- John M. Eargle1931-2007Chief Recording Engineer, Delos Records
- William Buchanan1849-1923American businessman and philanthropist
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
33.41540, -94.10880
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
- Hickory Hill CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery1.1 mi
- Grandview CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery1.3 mi
- Chapelwood Memorial GardensNash, TXMemorial park1.5 mi
- Nash CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery1.7 mi
- New Hope CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery1.8 mi
- Eylau CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery2.2 mi
- Price CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery3.0 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryTexarkana, TXCemetery3.1 mi
- Sacred Heart Cemetery1301 Texas Boulevard, Texarkana, TXCemetery3.4 mi
- Rathburn CemeteryWake Village, TXCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Hillcrest Cemetery
- Chapelwood Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Nash · (903) 838-5300
- Haynes Mortuary Inc2.4 miMortuary · Texarkana · (903) 838-6000
- Richardson Hill Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Texarkana · (903) 793-3731
- East Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Texarkana · (903) 793-3141
- Jones Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Texarkana · (870) 774-4133
- Texarkana Funeral Home Inc4.0 miFuneral home · Texarkana · (903) 794-1200
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Hillcrest Cemetery located?
Hillcrest Cemetery is at 5101 West 7th Street, Texarkana, TX 75501 in Bowie County. GPS coordinates: 33.41540, -94.10880.
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