Welcome to Hilton ...
So far, we found very little information about Hilton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hilton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hilton, please Contact Us.
Hilton would have been located within present day Yazoo County<2>.
The location of Hilton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hilton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hilton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hilton would have been located in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Hilton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Hilton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hilton.
Communities near Hilton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hilton.
- Yazoo City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <5>
- Bentonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonia
- Bentonia is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonia <5>
- Louise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Satartia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Nod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Anding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Hilton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hilton. 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 Hilton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilton. See our Newspapers Page for Hilton.
Adding Hilton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hilton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hilton post office opened in 1884.
We also found Hilton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |