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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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...
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 Heights: Hillcrest Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hillcrest Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillcrest Heights.
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 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 Heights is located in Howard County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's & Loudoun (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Hillcrest Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillcrest Heights:
- Howard County (The home county of Hillcrest Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Hammond Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
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- Leishear Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Scaggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenshire Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak View Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aladdin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Maryland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Geraghty Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Harmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Meade Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meade Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Village
- Pioneer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pioneer City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
- Severn Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Severn Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn Village
- Severn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patapsco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Odenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Beechfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Oaklee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edmondson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Violetville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Gwynn Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Baltimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Hampden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Frederick Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Catonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Daniels is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Former names for Daniels:
- Alberton
- Elsyville
- Arbutus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halethorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
- Granite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Granite is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Carriage Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Baltimore Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Franklintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
- Calvert County
- Chaney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Henryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Gaither
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Eldersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Woodbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Nottingham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Lakeview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Mount Airy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Mount Airy Village West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Bartholows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Green Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Monrovia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New Market
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Ijamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brinklow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Bonifant Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Colesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Village
- Paint Branch Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- West Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- South Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Berwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Greenbelt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- College Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenn Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Langley Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Warwick Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Oakcrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Brandon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Williamsburg Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Langley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Seven Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Baileys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kenmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Springvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Falls Church City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Falls Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillcrest Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hillcrest Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hillcrest Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillcrest Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillcrest Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Warfield Family Cemetery is located
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary of the Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Savage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alberta Gary Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- First Baptist Church of Guilford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Burtonsville.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Montgomery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #M: 28-37 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81726 <2>
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linthicum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maryland National Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- St. Jacob's Lodge Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-894 <3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81477 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Hillcrest Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillcrest Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Simpsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Burtonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ednor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Spencerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Contee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Contee is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contee
- Mistletoe Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mistletoe Springs is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Ammendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ammendale is located in Prince George's County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillcrest Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcrest Heights.
Newspapers Published in Hillcrest Heights ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillcrest Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillcrest Heights, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillcrest Heights.
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 Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <4> | 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcrest Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |