Welcome to Hillsboro ...

The city of Hillsboro is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County.

The location of Hillsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hillsboro has a population of 3,297 people<3> (see below for details).

Hillsboro is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hillsboro is located in the (636) area code.

The ZIP code for Hillsboro: 63050<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hillsboro had an population of 3,297 people. This is an increase of 16.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 96.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hillsboro had a population of 2,821 people. This makes Hillsboro the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Hillsboro represents 0.05% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 194th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,821 people, the population of Hillsboro increased 68.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,675 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hillsboro.

Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Hillsboro: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hillsboro ...

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

• Arnold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <6>
• Festus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <6>
• Eureka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
• Pacific
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <6>
• De Soto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <6>
• Pevely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <6>
• Crystal City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <6>
• Herculaneum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
  • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <6>
• Byrnes Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnes Mill
  • Byrnes Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrnes Mill <6>
• Valmeyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmeyer
  • Valmeyer is located in Monroe County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmeyer <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hillsboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillsboro ...

Looking for more information about Hillsboro? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hillsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hillsboro.

Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hillsboro on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/