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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 is located in Ada County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ada County: Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem & Owyhee.
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:
- Ada County (The home county of Hillcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- 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 <1>
- 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
- 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 <1>
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kuna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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 <1>
- Swan Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Boise County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Horseshoe Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <1>
- Idaho City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
- Idaho City is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <1>
- Placerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownlee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Boise County
- Canyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Kings Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
- Nampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
- Bowmont is located in Canyon County
- Melba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Canyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <1>
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walters Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
- Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Canyon County
- Weitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
- Weitz is located in Canyon County
- Huston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
- Huston is located in Canyon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <1>
- Gem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Pearl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Montour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Emmett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bramwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramwell
- Bramwell is located in Gem County
- Sweet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owyhee County
- Murphy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillcrest, see our County-by-County Page for 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 126 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Idaho
- Pages specific to Ada County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boise County
- Canyon County
- Gem County
- Owyhee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Idaho State Penitentiary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Boise City.
- The Ft. Boise Military Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boise Barracks Military Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Boise Military Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80473 <4>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Cloverdale Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kuna Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Kuna Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kuna Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kuna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970611 <4>
- Five Mile Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Fairview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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.<5>
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.
- 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 <1>
- Owyhee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owyhee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
- Owyhee is located in Ada County
- Mora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Mora is located in Ada County
- Kuna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Elmore County
- 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 <1>
- Nampa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <1>
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Idaho City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho City
- Idaho City is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho City <1>
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cleft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleft
- Cleft is located in Elmore County
- Placerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quartzburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
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.
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/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5635, Longitude: -116.1829 In this case, the coordinates for Hillcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |