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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 Sheridan 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 1910. While the community is gone, the present day location for Hilton is 3,850 feet [1,173 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hilton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Hilton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Hilton once stood is in the (308) area code. Communities Also Named Hilton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Hilton: This one is located in Sheridan County and the other is located in Dawson County. Beyond Nebraska, 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, Mississippi, 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.
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> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilton. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/ Footnotes ...
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