Welcome to Hilliardston ...
Hilliardston is located in Nash County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilliardston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
Hilliardston is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hilliardston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hilliardston: 252
Communities near Hilliardston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hilliardston.
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dortches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Whitakers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
- Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
- Battleboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 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 Hilliardston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilliardston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hilliardston. 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 Hilliardston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilliardston. See our Newspapers Page for Hilliardston.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilliardston ...
Looking for more information about Hilliardston? 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 Hilliardston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hilliardston.
Adding Hilliardston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hilliardston 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 Hilliardston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hilliardston post office opened in 1821.
We also found Hilliardston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilliardston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilliardston - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |