Welcome to Hillje ...

Hillje is located on the Gulf Coast.

Hillje is located in Wharton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillje, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Hillje is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hillje: (979)

Communities near Hillje ...

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

• El Campo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
  • El Campo is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
• Wharton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
• Ganado
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
  • Ganado is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <4>
• Louise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Louise is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <4>
• Hahn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
  • Hahn is located in Wharton County
• Danevang
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
  • Danevang is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <4>
• Pierce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pierce is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>
• Glen Flora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
  • Glen Flora is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Flora <4>
• Midfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <4>
• Nada
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada
  • Nada is located in Colorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nada <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 Hillje. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillje.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillje ...

Looking for more information about Hillje? 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 Hillje, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillje.

Adding Hillje to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillje 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 Hillje was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hillje post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillje.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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