Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Hillsboro Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hillsboro Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hillsboro Heights listed first.

• Hillsboro
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillsboro is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
• Butler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
• Irving
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Irving is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
• Coffeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffeen is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeen <2>
• Donnellson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Donnellson is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <2>
• Walshville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walshville is also located in Montgomery County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walshville <2>
• Chapman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chapman is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
• Litchfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Litchfield is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
• Honey Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Bend is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
• Sorento
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sorento is located in Bond County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
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• Fillmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fillmore is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <2>
• Reno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Reno is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
• Raymond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
• Shop Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shop Creek is also located in Montgomery County
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• Barnett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnett is also located in Montgomery County
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• Harvel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Harvel is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvel <2>
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <2>
• Bingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bingham is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <2>
• Zanesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zanesville is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
• Hornsby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
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• New Douglas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Douglas is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Douglas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Douglas <2>
• Bayle City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
• Waggoner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waggoner is also located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waggoner <2>
• Atwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atwater is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <2>
• Gillespie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <2>