Welcome to Hilton ...

So far, we found very little information about Hilton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hilton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hilton, please Contact Us.

Hilton would have been located within present day Howard County<2>.

The location of Hilton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hilton is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hilton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Hilton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hilton, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Hilton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hilton.

Communities near Hilton ...

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

• Baltimore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• College Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Laurel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Greenbelt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Sykesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Berwyn Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Laytonsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonsville
  • Laytonsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonsville <5>
• Brookeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <5>
• Catonsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catonsville
  • Catonsville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catonsville <5>

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 Hilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hilton. 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 Hilton.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/