Welcome to Hillside ...

Hillside is located in Douglas 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 1885.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Hillside had a population of 32 people.<3> (see below for details).

Hillside is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hillside is within the boundaries of the (605) 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, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina (3), 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.

• Mitchell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <5>
• Parkston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkston <5>
• Armour
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Armour is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <5>
• New Elm Springs Colony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
  • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
• Corsica
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Ethan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethan
  • Ethan is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethan <5>
• Stickney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
  • Stickney is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <5>
• Delmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <5>
• Dimock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
  • Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Hillside post office opened in 1885.

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.

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