Welcome to Hillside ...
Hillside is primarily located in Fremont County<1>. A portion of Hillside extends into Custer County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Hillside is 7,490 feet [2,283 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hillside is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Hillside lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hillside: 719
The ZIP code for Hillside: 81232<3>
Communities Also Named Hillside ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Hillside: This one is located in Fremont County and the other is located in Arapahoe County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 55 communities that are also named Hillside - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (5), Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Washington and Wisconsin (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillside.
Communities near Hillside ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillside.
- Silver Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
- Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <5>
- Westcliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cotopaxi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ula ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
- Ula is located in Custer County
- Coaldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Echo is located in Fremont County
- Vallie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vallie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Sunset City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
- Sunset City is located in Fremont County
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Hillside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillside.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillside. 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 Hillside.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside. See our Newspapers Page for Hillside.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillside ...
Looking for more information about Hillside? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Hillside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hillside.
Adding Hillside to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillside 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 Hillside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hillside post office opened in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillside.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hillside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hillside or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |