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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Hillcrest is located in Williams County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
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:
- Williams County (The home county of Hillcrest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Holiday City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- West Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jim Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alvordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stryker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Ney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hicksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Archbold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Pettisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Wauseon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Link ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paulding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Alvarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Russels Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Ray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Ransom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lickly Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Shadyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Osseo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcrest, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Munson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Rollin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Sand Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Manitou Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Louden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiffler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiffler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiffler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1112009 <3>
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Pulaski Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Cogswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 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.
- Montpelier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- West Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alvordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stryker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Williams Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Zone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zone is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
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 26 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |