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Welcome to Hilldale ...

Hilldale is located in Kent County<1>.

Hilldale is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Hilldale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hilldale: 302

Communities Also Named Hilldale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hilldale - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hilldale ...

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

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Townsend
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheswold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
  • Wyoming
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Felton
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Hilldale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilldale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilldale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilldale - 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.