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Welcome to Hills Ferry ...

Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hills Ferry: Hills Fry. (or less commonly used: Hills Frry.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hills Ferry for more information about variations on the name of Hills Ferry.

Hills Ferry is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hills Ferry lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hills Ferry: 209 & 350<3>

Communities near Hills Ferry ...

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

  • Turlock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <4>
  • Ceres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
    • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceres <4>
  • Patterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Newman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <4>
  • Hughson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gustine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crows Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hilmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Hills Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hills Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hills Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Stanislaus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hills Ferry - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Hills Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Hills Ferry 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.