Welcome to Hillcrest ...

Hillcrest is located in Ada County<1>.

The location of Hillcrest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Hillcrest is 2,840 feet [866 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hillcrest is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hillcrest lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hillcrest: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Hillcrest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 88 communities that are also named Hillcrest - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), New Jersey (4), New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillcrest.

Communities near Hillcrest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillcrest.

• Boise City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229,776 people
  • Former name for Boise City:
  • Boise City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <5>
• Meridian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <5>
• Nampa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <5>
• Eagle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <5>
• Kuna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <5>
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Star
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <5>
• Boise Hills Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
  • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
• Boise Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Junction
  • Boise Junction is located in Ada County
• Collister
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collister
  • Collister is located in Ada County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hillcrest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillcrest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillcrest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcrest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillcrest. See our Newspapers Page for Hillcrest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillcrest ...

Looking for more information about Hillcrest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillcrest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillcrest.

Adding Hillcrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillcrest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hillcrest was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillcrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ada County: www.adaweb.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/