Layout of Section 4
Section 4 is bordered on the east by the long roadway that cuts through most of the cemetery, on the west by Stanton Road, on the north by a rough driveway (and Block X of Section 5), and on the south by the second most southerly entrance driveway. The main entrance driveway (labeled as entry D on our main aerial map), with the Hillcrest Veterans Memorial Wall at the end of it, cuts through the middle of Section 4, with blocks 7–14 south of it and 15–25 to the north of it.
Most lots in Section 4 are 4 graves wide, but some are 6 wide. Space numbers within lots in this section begin at the grassy or concrete walkway between each block, So in the diagram below, the space numbers for most lots are as follows:
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Walkway
A few graves are listed in blocks 1 and 2 of this section, and circumstantial evidence indicates the section once extended into what is now the Circle Section. We believe these graves were renumbered as part of Circle, and that the low numbers came from death certificates that were not updated when the maps were. (This would also explain why Section 4 begins with Lot 7.)
A copy of the original plat map of this section is included below.
Most lots in Section 4 are 4 graves wide, but some are 6 wide. Space numbers within lots in this section begin at the grassy or concrete walkway between each block, So in the diagram below, the space numbers for most lots are as follows:
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Walkway
A few graves are listed in blocks 1 and 2 of this section, and circumstantial evidence indicates the section once extended into what is now the Circle Section. We believe these graves were renumbered as part of Circle, and that the low numbers came from death certificates that were not updated when the maps were. (This would also explain why Section 4 begins with Lot 7.)
A copy of the original plat map of this section is included below.
Notes about each block of Section 4
Note: The diagram to the left applies generally to blocks 7–25. Exceptions are noted below.
Block 7: Lane and Thrasher are prominent names at the long driveway. (Omits lots 1–3 and 22–24)
Walkway: Some burials have taken place in the walkway between Blocks 7 and 8 (and 8 and 9) and are generally listed as extensions of the adjacent blocks.
Block 8: Meehan, Evans, Vaughn and Sparks markers are visible at the front of Block 8. (Omits lots 1–2 and 23–24)
Block 9: Waters and Parker markers are near the front of Block 9, followed by the large Bragg lot, the resting place of Joe Barnett, founding board member of Hillcrest Cemetery Memorial Association, WWII veteran and prime benefactor of the Hillcrest Veterans Memorial. The southern half of the block is mostly unused as of this writing, and is listed on some records as Swinney and some as Thompson. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 10: Pinnell, Brown and Ballard markers are near the front of Block 10. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 11: Jaynes, Barber, Cooper and Roesler markers are near the front of Block 11. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 12: Maxwell and Halcome (and further back, Barber and Kidd) markers are near the front of Block 12. The remains of an old stone trickle fountain are about halfway to Stanton Road in this block.
Block 12A: Gibson, Jackson and Malone markers are near the front of Block 12A.
Block 13: Pope, Shields and Cort markers are near the front of Block 13.
Block 13A: LeCroy, Agnew, Sparks, Mitchell and Samples markers are near the front of Block 13A.
Block 14: Campbell and Latella markers are near the front of Block 14.
Main Entrance: Section 4 is divided by a driveway here which approaches the Veterans Memorial, with Block 14 to the south and Block 15 to the north.
Block 14: Campbell and Latella markers are near the front of Block 14.
Block 15: Harkey, Hulsey, Ray and Buran markers are near the front of Block 15.
Block 16: Walden and Simpson markers are near the front of Block 16.
Block 17: Hendrick and Ramsey markers are near the front of Block 17.
Block 18: Clark, Hilda and Crawford markers are near the front of Block 18.
Block 19: Gossett, Davis and Picklesimer markers are near the front of Block 19.
Block 20: Swafford and Bailey markers are near the front of Block 20.
Block 21: Cochran and Thames markers are near the front of Block 21.
Block 22: Bailey, Marks and Dugo markers are near the front of Block 22.
Block 23: Graham, Swafford and Duncan markers are near the front of Block 23.
Block 24: Hurley and Stone markers are near the front of Block 24.
Block 25: Hawkins markers are near the front of Block 25. There is a large oak tree along the northern edge of this block.
Note: What would seem to be Block 26 of Section 4, adjacent the next driveway (Kilgore marker), is actually the first block of Section 5. (We have no idea why the numbering was done this way.)
Block 7: Lane and Thrasher are prominent names at the long driveway. (Omits lots 1–3 and 22–24)
Walkway: Some burials have taken place in the walkway between Blocks 7 and 8 (and 8 and 9) and are generally listed as extensions of the adjacent blocks.
Block 8: Meehan, Evans, Vaughn and Sparks markers are visible at the front of Block 8. (Omits lots 1–2 and 23–24)
Block 9: Waters and Parker markers are near the front of Block 9, followed by the large Bragg lot, the resting place of Joe Barnett, founding board member of Hillcrest Cemetery Memorial Association, WWII veteran and prime benefactor of the Hillcrest Veterans Memorial. The southern half of the block is mostly unused as of this writing, and is listed on some records as Swinney and some as Thompson. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 10: Pinnell, Brown and Ballard markers are near the front of Block 10. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 11: Jaynes, Barber, Cooper and Roesler markers are near the front of Block 11. (Omits lots 1 and 24)
Block 12: Maxwell and Halcome (and further back, Barber and Kidd) markers are near the front of Block 12. The remains of an old stone trickle fountain are about halfway to Stanton Road in this block.
Block 12A: Gibson, Jackson and Malone markers are near the front of Block 12A.
Block 13: Pope, Shields and Cort markers are near the front of Block 13.
Block 13A: LeCroy, Agnew, Sparks, Mitchell and Samples markers are near the front of Block 13A.
Block 14: Campbell and Latella markers are near the front of Block 14.
Main Entrance: Section 4 is divided by a driveway here which approaches the Veterans Memorial, with Block 14 to the south and Block 15 to the north.
Block 14: Campbell and Latella markers are near the front of Block 14.
Block 15: Harkey, Hulsey, Ray and Buran markers are near the front of Block 15.
Block 16: Walden and Simpson markers are near the front of Block 16.
Block 17: Hendrick and Ramsey markers are near the front of Block 17.
Block 18: Clark, Hilda and Crawford markers are near the front of Block 18.
Block 19: Gossett, Davis and Picklesimer markers are near the front of Block 19.
Block 20: Swafford and Bailey markers are near the front of Block 20.
Block 21: Cochran and Thames markers are near the front of Block 21.
Block 22: Bailey, Marks and Dugo markers are near the front of Block 22.
Block 23: Graham, Swafford and Duncan markers are near the front of Block 23.
Block 24: Hurley and Stone markers are near the front of Block 24.
Block 25: Hawkins markers are near the front of Block 25. There is a large oak tree along the northern edge of this block.
Note: What would seem to be Block 26 of Section 4, adjacent the next driveway (Kilgore marker), is actually the first block of Section 5. (We have no idea why the numbering was done this way.)
Photo taken across from main entrance, looking north towards Section 4, Blocks 15–25, with 15 on the right, adjacent the driveway.
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Photo taken across from main entrance, looking south towards Section 4, Blocks 7-14, with 14 on the left, adjacent the driveway.
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Original Plat of Section 4
