Welcome to Hilly ...

Hilly is located in Lincoln Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Hilly is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hilly is located in the (318) area code.

Communities near Hilly ...

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

• Ruston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
  • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
• Grambling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
• Farmerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
  • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <4>
• Arcadia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Bernice
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
• Choudrant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
  • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <4>
• Dubach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
  • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
• Simsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
• Vienna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
• Lisbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilly ...

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

Adding Hilly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hilly 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 Hilly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hilly post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/