Welcome to Hilltop ...

Hilltop is located in Douglas County<1>.

The location of Hilltop has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilltop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Hilltop is 6,570 feet [2,003 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hilltop is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Hilltop: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Hilltop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Hilltop - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hilltop.

Communities near Hilltop ...

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

• Centennial
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
• Castle Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Parker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Greenwood Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood Village <5>
• Lone Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <5>
• Castle Pines
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines
  • Castle Pines is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Pines <5>
• Castle Pines North
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Pines North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Pines North
  • Castle Pines North is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 10,602 people
• Cherry Hills Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hills Village
  • Cherry Hills Village is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Hills Village <5>
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Kiowa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilltop ...

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

Adding Hilltop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hilltop 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 Hilltop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hilltop post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilltop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hilltop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/