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Welcome to Hillside ...

Hillside is located in LaPorte County<1>.

Hillside is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hillside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Hillside is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hillside: 219

Communities Also Named Hillside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Hillside - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), 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.

  • South Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Michigan City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • La Porte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Westville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchanan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buchanan is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <3>
  • Walkerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bridgman is located in Berrien County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <3>
  • New Carlisle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Trail Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • North Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hillside, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.