Welcome to Hillhouse ...
Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillhouse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Hillhouse is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hillhouse lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hillhouse: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Hillhouse ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hillhouse - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillhouse.
Communities near Hillhouse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillhouse.
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mound Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Friars Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Elaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gunnison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Lyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Alligator
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Winstonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 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 Hillhouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillhouse.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillhouse. 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 Hillhouse.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillhouse. See our Newspapers Page for Hillhouse.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillhouse ...
Looking for more information about Hillhouse? 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 Hillhouse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hillhouse.
Adding Hillhouse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillhouse 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 Hillhouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hillhouse post office opened in 1890. The Hillhouse post office closed in 1972.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillhouse.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Coahoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillhouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Hillhouse area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Hillhouse area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |