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 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 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 Cecil 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 Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
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:
- Cecil County (The home county of Hillcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- West Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Bank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Elk Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Fair Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Windsor Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Old Line Village of Fair Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Webster Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Conowingo Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Hopewell Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Massey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Betterton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Blackiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ogletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Salem Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Pike Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- York Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Pencader Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Glasgow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Beals Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bay Side
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Beckett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Gibbstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Avis Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Mickleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Mullica Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Pennsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Hancocks Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Alloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Portertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Strickersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- West Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Toughkenamon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Jennersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chrome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Kennett Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Boothwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Chester Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Glen Riddle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Riddle is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Riddle
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Summerhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Kirks Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Ninepoints
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Christiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- McSparran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quarryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Slate Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
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.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark (DE).
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- London Britain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpes Graveyard
- Sharp's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
- Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Cowentown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Barksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Newark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Strickersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Bank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Kemblesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Pencader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pencader is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Fair Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Singerly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
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 23 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 2 miles [3.2 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillcrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |