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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Hilldale during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Hilldale was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hilldale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hilldale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hilldale is located in Jefferson County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Atchison, Douglas, Jackson, Leavenworth & Shawnee.

Below are the counties that are near Hilldale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilldale:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Hilldale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • West Shore
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale South
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilldale South have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
    • Lake Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Lakeside Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Indian Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
      • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Ozawkie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Rock Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Thompsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
    • Meriden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Medina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Jefferson County
    • Newman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Jefferson County
    • Grantville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
  • Atchison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Arrington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Atchison County
      • Arrington has also been known as:
      • Arrington Mineral Springs
      • Arrington Springs
    • Cummings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County
    • Effingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
    • Monrovia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
      • Monrovia is located in Atchison County
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Atchison County
    • Muscotah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
      • Muscotah is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Lancaster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Lecompton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
      • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <3>
    • Big Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
      • Big Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Stull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
      • Stull is located in Douglas County
    • Kanwaka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
      • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
      • Kanwaka has also been known as:
      • Kanawha
      • Kannaka
      • Kanwaca
    • Midland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Douglas County
    • Lawrence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Douglas County
    • Bismarck Grove ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck Grove
      • Bismarck Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Lone Star
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Sibleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
      • Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
    • Eudora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Douglas County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Hoyt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>
    • Denison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <3>
    • Birmingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Jackson County
    • Larkinburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larkinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
    • Holton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
    • Delia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
      • Delia is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Whiting
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Circleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
  • Johnson County
    • Clearview City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
      • Clearview City is located in Johnson County
  • Leavenworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Jarbalo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
      • Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
    • Tonganoxie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
      • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <3>
    • Easton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Former name for Easton:
      • Eastin
    • Linwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Linwood has also been known as:
      • Big Stranger
      • Johnny Cake
      • Journeycake
    • Basehor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basehor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
      • Basehor is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <3>
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County
      • Fairmount has also been known as:
      • Fairmont Village
    • Leavenworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Kickapoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kickapoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
      • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Mineral Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
    • Carbondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
    • Overbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.
    • Spencer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
    • Tecumseh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Shawnee County
    • North Topeka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
      • North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Watson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County
    • Highland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
    • Topeka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
      • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
    • Berryton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
      • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
    • Pauline
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
    • Kiro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
      • Kiro is located in Shawnee County
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Shawnee County
    • Cullen Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
    • Silver Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
  • Wabaunsee County
    • Maple Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
      • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <3>
  • Wyandotte County
    • Wallula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Wyandotte County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilldale, see our County-by-County Page for Hilldale.

Newspapers Published in Hilldale ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilldale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilldale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilldale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hilldale:

Cemeteries Near Hilldale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilldale.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilldale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.

  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Ozawkie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozawkie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozawkie Cemetery
  • Meriden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meriden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meriden Cemetery
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
  • Newman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
  • Grantville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantville Cemetery
  • Medina Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medina Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buster Cemetery
  • Old Grantville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grantville Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Bloomfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Paul United Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Steward Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Hilldale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilldale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilldale, with the one closest to Hilldale listed first.

  • Ozawkie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Thompsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
  • Rock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Meriden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Newman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Newman is located in Jefferson County
  • Medina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Jefferson County
  • Grantville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
  • Grover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Douglas County
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Oskaloosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
    • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
  • Spencer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
  • Tecumseh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Valley Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
      • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Valley Falls has also been known as:
      • Sautrelle
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Shawnee County
    • Big Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
      • Big Springs is located in Douglas County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilldale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilldale.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jfcountyks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Hilldale and then turned west". While Hilldale could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Hilldale as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hilldale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Hilldale.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hilldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hilldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1819, Longitude: -95.4761       In this case, the coordinates for Hilldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hilldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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