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Welcome to Hilda ...

Hilda is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hilda is located in Taney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Hilda is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hilda: 417

Communities Also Named Hilda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Hilda: This one is located in Taney County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 12 communities that are also named Hilda - they are located in Alberta, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hilda.

Communities near Hilda ...

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

  • Branson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hollister
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hollister is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
  • Forsyth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Merriam Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Rockaway Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Diamond City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bull Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Taneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taneyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Lead Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Theodosia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilda ...

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

Adding Hilda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hilda 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 Hilda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hilda post office opened in 1896. The Hilda post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Taney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilda - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/