Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hillcrest Estates (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hillcrest Estates. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Hillcrest Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hillcrest Estates: Hillcrest Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hillcrest Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillcrest Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hillcrest Estates is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Hillcrest Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillcrest Estates:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Hillcrest Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Daisey City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Adamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Scarlet Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- Pinkney City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Docena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Docena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docena
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Brookside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Alden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Mulga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Green Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Reid's
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Hayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Blount Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Remlap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ardell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Woodland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Acmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Moody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Parsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Brompton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Turnbough Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Margaret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Meadowbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Indian Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Tacoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Shoal Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Falliston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Bull City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Tannehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Abernant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Kellerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Quinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Yerkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Oakahalla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Wyatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Burnwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Reeds Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Dora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Sumiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Creel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Barney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillcrest Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Hillcrest Estates.
Cemeteries Near Hillcrest Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillcrest Estates.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hillcrest Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillcrest Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adams - Heaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bivens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Village Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Fraternal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Hillcrest Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillcrest Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest Estates, with the one closest to Hillcrest Estates listed first.
- Adamsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blossburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Brookside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Coalburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Ensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Thomas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Wylam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Linn Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- North Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Birmingham
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillcrest Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcrest Estates.
Newspapers Published in Hillcrest Estates ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 193 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillcrest Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillcrest Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillcrest Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hillcrest Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillcrest Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |