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 (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. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Morgan, Washington & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Hillcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillcrest:
- Adams County (The home county of Hillcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Hillcrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Village
- Friendly Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Adams City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams City is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams City
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Welby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
- Watkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherrelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrelwood is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrelwood
- Twin Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Arapahoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Altura
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Altura is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Settlers Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Old Towne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Towne is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Towne
- Hallcrafts Village East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sableridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Somerset Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Village
- Havana Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Havana Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Village
- Colfax Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colfax Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Village
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algonquin Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Algonquin Acres is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin Acres
- Cherry Hills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Eldorado Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Gunbarrel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Valmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Boulder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Niwot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Broomfield Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Broomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Montbello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandown is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandown
- Cherry Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Acres Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grand View Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Estates
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Gateway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gateway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Heritage Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lone Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stonegate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Carriage Club
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carriage Club is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Club
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Highlands Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Ponderosa Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa Park is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Park
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Edgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arvada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Applewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Applewood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood Village
- Wallace Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Columbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbine
- Green Mountain Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Applewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Lochbuie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lochbuie is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochbuie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,885 people
- Wattenberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wattenberg is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattenberg
- Fort Lupton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dacono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Firestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keenesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillcrest, see our County-by-County Page for Hillcrest.
Cemeteries Near Hillcrest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillcrest.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillcrest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Thornton.
- The Olinger Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57246 <2>
- Emanuel Cemetery at Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Simeon Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cremation Gardens at Rocky Mtn. Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olinger Hampden Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melvin Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- St. Clair Ross Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ft. Logan National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillcrest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
- Former names for Denver:
- Auraina
- Denver City
- Montana City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <1>
- West Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Denver is located in Denver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denver
- Fort Logan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Logan is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Littleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Semper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Semper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semper
- Arvada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Acequia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Acequia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
- Broomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Archer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Dick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dick is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Hilltop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillcrest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcrest.
Newspapers Published in Hillcrest ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillcrest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillcrest, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillcrest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Denver County
- Douglas County
- Elbert County
- Jefferson County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |