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Welcome to Hillsboro ...

Hillsboro is located in Weld County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Hillsboro is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hillsboro is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hillsboro lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hillsboro: 970

Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, 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.

  • Fort Collins
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Longmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Loveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
    • Loveland is located in Larimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,517 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <3>
  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Evans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Evans is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <3>
  • Firestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
    • Firestone is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <3>
  • Frederick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Weld County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <3>
  • Berthoud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Lupton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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.

Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hillsboro post office opened in 1891.

We also found Hillsboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/