Layout of Section 8
Section 8 is the back (east) half of the northernmost part of Hillcrest. It is bordered by Section 9 and then Stanton Road to the west, Driveway A to the south, a former driveway that is now an overgrown dirt pile to the east and adjacent unmaintained land on the north. Unlike most sections at Hillcrest, neither Sections 8 or 9 are broken into blocks—they are sequentially numbered in a zig-zag pattern.
All lots in Section 8 are 4 graves wide, except 1–18A which are 6 graves wide. Space numbers within lots in this section begin at the driveway and (barely noticeable) grassy walkways between each block, So in the diagram below, the space numbers for all lots are as follows:
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Walkway
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Driveway (for 1–18A)
All lots in Section 8 are 4 graves wide, except 1–18A which are 6 graves wide. Space numbers within lots in this section begin at the driveway and (barely noticeable) grassy walkways between each block, So in the diagram below, the space numbers for all lots are as follows:
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Walkway
Walkway - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Driveway (for 1–18A)
Help with locating graves in Section 8
):The names listed here are surnames on headstones, included to help find a block and for counting off rows to find other lot numbers. These are for the along the grassy walkway between sections 8 and 9, shown at the bottom of the map above.
Lot 2: (lot 1 has no markers) Scarbrough
Lot 36: McCain (usually has an American flag and a checkered flag)
Lot 37: Vaughn
Lot 72: Sams and Wallis
Lot 73: Hernadez and Kirkpatrick
Lot 106: (Two rows back from 108 on front row) Moon
Lot 109: Allred
Lot 144: Schofield
Lot 145: Eberhardt and Ballard
Lot 180: Brooks
An additional landmark is the large 16-grave gravel lot shown comprising lots 122, 123, 130 and 131 (Goss)
Side note: Our records show few sales and fewer burials along the northern edge (lots 163-180), many of which have been encroached by fast-growing kudzu. We would like to clear this area one day, now that we know about these graves. We currently see paper evidence of overgrown burials in lots 164, 165 and 167, but do not know if they are marked. A few other graves in lots 154–162 are also overgrown.
Lot 2: (lot 1 has no markers) Scarbrough
Lot 36: McCain (usually has an American flag and a checkered flag)
Lot 37: Vaughn
Lot 72: Sams and Wallis
Lot 73: Hernadez and Kirkpatrick
Lot 106: (Two rows back from 108 on front row) Moon
Lot 109: Allred
Lot 144: Schofield
Lot 145: Eberhardt and Ballard
Lot 180: Brooks
An additional landmark is the large 16-grave gravel lot shown comprising lots 122, 123, 130 and 131 (Goss)
Side note: Our records show few sales and fewer burials along the northern edge (lots 163-180), many of which have been encroached by fast-growing kudzu. We would like to clear this area one day, now that we know about these graves. We currently see paper evidence of overgrown burials in lots 164, 165 and 167, but do not know if they are marked. A few other graves in lots 154–162 are also overgrown.
View from Stanton road looking east at Section8 (foreground) and 9 (background).
