Welcome to Hillside ...

Hillside is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Hillside is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hillside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hillside ...

While we believe that this Hillside is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Hillside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery and Schuylkill County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, 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.

Communities near Hillside ...

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

• Johnstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Greensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Indiana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Jeannette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Westmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
  • Westmont is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
• Blairsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>
• Youngwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <4>
• Delmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <4>
• Derry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <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 Hillside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillside.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside. See our Newspapers 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.<5>

From that list, the Hillside post office opened in 1856.

We also found Hillside in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/