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Welcome to Hildreth ...

The village of Hildreth is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hildreth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hildreth has a population of 348 people<2> (see below for details).

Hildreth is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hildreth is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hildreth: 308

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hildreth had an population of 348 people. This is a decrease of 7.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hildreth had a population of 378 people (or 11.65% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Hildreth the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hildreth represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 378 people, the population of Hildreth increased 2.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 370 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hildreth.

Communities Also Named Hildreth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hildreth - they are located in California (2), Florida, Illinois and Montana.

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

Communities near Hildreth ...

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

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 Hildreth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hildreth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hildreth ...

Looking for more information about Hildreth? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hildreth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hildreth.

Adding Hildreth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hildreth 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 Hildreth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Hildreth post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hildreth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hildreth.

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hildreth.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hildreth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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