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Welcome to Hillsboro ...

The town of Hillsboro is located in Madison County<1>.

Hillsboro is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hillsboro (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Hillsboro: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Hillsboro: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), 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.

  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gattistown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Park City Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Huntland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Skyline is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Gurley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Flintville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
  • Hytop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hytop is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Pleasant Groves
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillsboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillsboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Hillsboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hillsboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.