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Welcome to Hillery ...

Hillery is located in Vermilion County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Hillery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hillery is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hillery lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hillery (for example, toward Covington (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Hillery lies within the (217) area code.

Communities near Hillery ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillery.

  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
  • Tilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
  • Catlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
  • Rossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hillery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillery. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillery.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillery. See our Newspapers Page for Hillery.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillery ...

Looking for more information about Hillery? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillery, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillery.

Adding Hillery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillery in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hillery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hillery post office opened in 1884.

We also found Hillery in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillery.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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