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 Hillendale 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 Hillendale 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 Hillendale 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 Hillendale Heights: Hillendale Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hillendale Heights is located in Baltimore 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 Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Hillendale Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillendale Heights:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Hillendale Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Knoebel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
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- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
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- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
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- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
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- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Hydes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cockeysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Hunt Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Arm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Pumphrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Linthicum Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Ferndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riviera Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Beach
- Glen Burnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Freetown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Green Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Dorsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
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- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Anthonyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
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- Homeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lauraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
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- Gardenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Woodberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
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- Gwynn Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Berrywood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Lakeview Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Sandyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
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- Yorkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Conowingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rowlandsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Port Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Perry Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perry Point is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Point
- Perryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Colora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- Sams Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Hess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Fallston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jarrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Lynchs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Wimbledon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Shawsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Coopstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
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- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
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- Pleasant Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
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- Federal Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
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- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellicott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Lawyers Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
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- Marriottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
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- Elkridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
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- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
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- Sandy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Betterton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
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- Lynch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mount Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Colemanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Kirks Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Buck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- New Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Draco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Fawn Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orwig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Shrewsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Railroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Susquehanna Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Hillendale Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hillendale Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hillendale Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillendale 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 Hillendale Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillendale Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Will Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Graham Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fallston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hillendale Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillendale Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillendale Heights, with the one closest to Hillendale Heights listed first.
- Sunnybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sweet Air
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sweet Air is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Air
- Knoebel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Warren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Long Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Green is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Green
- Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manor is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Phoenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Sherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Cockeysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bosley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gittings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gittings is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings
- Hydes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillendale Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillendale Heights.
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 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 Hillendale Heights:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Hillendale Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |