Welcome to Hillside ...
Hillside is located in Garfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Hillside is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hillside is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Hillside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hillside is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Hillside ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Hillside - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington and Wisconsin (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillside.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillside ...
Looking for more information about Hillside? 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 Hillside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillside.
Adding Hillside to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillside 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 Hillside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Hillside post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillside.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |