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 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Heights is located in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Alexandria City (VA) & Fairfax (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:
- Prince George's 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.
- Marlow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Temple Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auth Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Auth Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auth Village
- Morningside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morningside is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
- Coral Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coral Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hills
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Capitol Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- District Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Pindell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Davidsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Jewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Tracys Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Maryland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Crofton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Baltimore County
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Dunkirk Town Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chaney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Owings Town Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Sunderland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Huntingtown Town Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Acton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- White Oak Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Oak Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Village
- Waldorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Bennsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Saint Charles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Bryans Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Hampton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Townhouses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- White Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Leishear Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Scaggsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hammond Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Simpsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Aladdin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Takoma Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton Park Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park Village
- Silver Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Martin's Additions
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arlandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Arlington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Lyon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Belle Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Burgundy Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Fort Hunt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Groveton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Hybla Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baileys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest Heights, with the one closest to Hillcrest Heights listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Yorkshire Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Chamberlain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <1>
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.
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oxon Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bells UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells UMC Cemetery
- The Bells UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bells Cemetery
- Bells Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80748 <3>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Epiphany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Silver Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Suitland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seat Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seat Pleasant is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seat Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,736 people
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Brightseat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brightseat is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightseat
- Landover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bladensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Thrift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Ardwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardwick is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardwick
- Hyattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 83 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 7 miles [11.3 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 first turn to 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 Prince George's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
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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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |