Welcome to Hillwood ...
Hillwood is located in Coosa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.
Hillwood is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hillwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hillwood: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Hillwood ...
While we believe that this Hillwood is located in Coosa County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Hillwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Madison and Montgomery County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 9 communities that are also named Hillwood - they are located in Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee (4) and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillwood.
Communities near Hillwood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillwood.
- Sylacauga
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
- Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
- Clanton is located in Chilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <4>
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
- Kellyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Talladega Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dollar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Weogufka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Pentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
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 Hillwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillwood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillwood. 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 Hillwood.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillwood. See our Newspapers Page for Hillwood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillwood ...
Looking for more information about Hillwood? 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 Hillwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillwood.
Adding Hillwood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillwood 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 Hillwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hillwood post office opened in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillwood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillwood - 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 Hillwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hillwood 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |