Welcome to Hillsboro ...
So far, we found very little information about Hillsboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hillsboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hillsboro, please Contact Us.
Hillsboro would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.
The location of Hillsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hillsboro is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hillsboro is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hillsboro was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hillsboro still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillsboro.
Communities near Hillsboro ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Hillsboro.
- Lovell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
- Lovell is located in Big Horn County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <5>
- Cowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
- Cowley is located in Big Horn County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <5>
- Kane ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Fort Smith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
- Fort Smith is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <5>
- Frannie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
- Frannie is located in Big Horn County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <5>
- Deaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
- Deaver is located in Big Horn County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <5>
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Big Horn County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
- Pryor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
- Pryor is located in Big Horn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor <5>
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Park County (WY)
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 Hillsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillsboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro. See our Newspapers Page for Hillsboro.
Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hillsboro post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Carbon, 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 Hillsboro - 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/ |