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 northwest 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 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 west 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 is located in Mercer County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mercer County: Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset & Bucks (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:
- Mercer County (The home county of Hillcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Parkway Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Mercer County
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- Eldridge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge Park is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- West Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Warner Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warner Village is located in Mercer County
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- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County
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- Mercerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
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- Princessville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princessville is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- White Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Horse is located in Mercer County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Bordentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bordentown is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Burlington County
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- Kinkora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinkora is located in Burlington County
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- Roebling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roebling is located in Burlington County
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- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Burlington County
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- Ellisdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisdale is located in Burlington County
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- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Chambers Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
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- Willingboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County
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- Jacobstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobstown is located in Burlington County
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- Juliustown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Juliustown is located in Burlington County
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- Fort Dix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Dix is located in Burlington County
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- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Delair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delair is located in Camden County
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- Colwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colwick is located in Camden County
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- Cherry Hill Mall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill Mall is located in Camden County
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- Cherry Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County
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- Pennsauken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County
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- Greentree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
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- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Camden County
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- Barclay - Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay - Kingston is located in Camden County
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- Ellisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisburg is located in Camden County
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- Erlton - Ellisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Erlton - Ellisburg is located in Camden County
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- Golden Triangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County
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- Ablett Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County
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- Haddon Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haddon Towne is located in Camden County
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- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Linvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Linvale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Snydertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snydertown is located in Hunterdon County
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- Lambertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
- Rileyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rileyville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Larisons Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Larisons Corners is located in Hunterdon County
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- Wertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wertsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Prallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prallsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Copper Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
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- Reaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Rosemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County
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- Sergeantsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sergeantsville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Raven Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County
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- Sand Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Brook is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Plainsboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsboro Center is located in Middlesex County
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- Plainsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainsboro is located in Middlesex County
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- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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- Princeton Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton Meadows is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cranbury is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth Junction is located in Middlesex County
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- Cranbury Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cranbury Station is located in Middlesex County
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- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Middlesex County
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- Clearbrook Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clearbrook Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Rossmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rossmoor is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Concordia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Middlesex County
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- Monmouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Monmouth County
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- Polhemustown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polhemustown is located in Monmouth County
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- Walnford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnford is located in Monmouth County
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- Imlaystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Imlaystown is located in Monmouth County
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- Cream Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
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- Hornerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hornerstown is located in Monmouth County
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- Prospertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
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- Manalapan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Manalapan is located in Monmouth County
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- Tennent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tennent is located in Monmouth County
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- Yorketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yorketown is located in Monmouth County
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- West Freehold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Freehold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- East Freehold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Freehold is located in Monmouth County
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- Ocean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- New Egypt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Egypt is located in Ocean County
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- Colliers Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Van Hiseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Van Hiseville is located in Ocean County
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- Vista Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vista Center is located in Ocean County
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- Bennetts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mills is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen Lakes is located in Ocean County
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- Cedar Glen West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
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- Roosevelt City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
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- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Ocean County
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- Whiting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting is located in Ocean County
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- Crestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
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- Leisure Knoll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
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- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland is located in Ocean County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Skillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yardley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheat Sheaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Dunlap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Fairless Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornridge is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Levittown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tullytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Oxford Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Woodbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Glenlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenlake is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Shoemaker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Bryn Athyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Shoemak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shoemak Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Terwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terwood is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Clearbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clearbrook Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Hatboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blair Mill Village East
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blair Mill Village East is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Blair Mill Village West
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blair Mill Village West is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Heaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heaton is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Horsham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Morrell Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrell Park is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bustleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bustleton is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Pennypack Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennypack Woods is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Oxford Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Crescentville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Lawton Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- McCartersville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Milestown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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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. Ignatius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- State Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Hedwigs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Trenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100006 <2>
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- St. Vladimir's Orthodox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vladimir's Orthodox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vladimir's Orthodox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Trenton.
- The St. Vladimir's Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vladimir Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134620 <2>
- Morris Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hillcrest had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ewingville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewingville
- Wilburtha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilburtha is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburtha
- Yardley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scudders Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scudders Falls is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudders Falls
- Fallsington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fallsington is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsington
- Penn Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penn Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Valley
- Lawrenceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Wheat Sheaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheat Sheaf is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Sheaf
- Mercerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mercerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Taylorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Woodbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbourne is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbourne
- Oxford Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Valley is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Valley
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 149 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 9 miles [14.5 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 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 New Jersey
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Somerset County
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Indiana County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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 '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'. |