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Welcome to Hillside ...

Hillside is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Hillside is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hillside: 207

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), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, 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.

  • Lewiston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Brunswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Falmouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yarmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Cumberland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Gray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>

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.

Adding Hillside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillside 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 (so far) for Hillside was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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.