Welcome to Hilldale ...

Hilldale is located in Howard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilldale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Hilldale is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hilldale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hilldale - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hilldale ...

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

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Boonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Fayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Hallsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Glasgow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• New Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <4>
• Sturgeon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <4>
• Higbee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
  • Higbee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <4>
• Windsor Place village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <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 Hilldale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilldale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilldale ...

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

Adding Hilldale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hilldale post office opened in 1894.

We also found Hilldale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilldale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/