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Welcome to Hillcrest ...

Hillcrest is located in Madison County<1>.

Hillcrest is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hillcrest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hillcrest, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hillcrest: 859

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, Idaho, Illinois (4), Indiana (5), Kansas, 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.

  • Nicholasville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Berea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ravenna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Redhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Redhouse is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
  • Reeds Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
  • Blue Grass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Grass is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Caleast
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caleast is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleast

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillcrest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.