Welcome to Hilgard ...

Hilgard is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilgard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hilgard is 3,000 feet [914 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hilgard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hilgard lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hilgard: 541 & 458<3>

Websites for Hilgard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hilgard, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Hilgard ...

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

• La Grande
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grande
  • La Grande is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grande <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Grande
  • From Hilgard to La Grande
• Island City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Island City is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Island City
  • From Hilgard to Island City
• Imbler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
  • Imbler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Imbler
  • From Hilgard to Imbler
• Summerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summerville
  • From Hilgard to Summerville
• Orodell ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
  • Orodell is located in Union County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Orodell
  • From Hilgard to Orodell
• Conley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Conley is located in Union County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Conley
  • From Hilgard to Conley
• Starkey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey
  • Starkey is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkey <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Starkey
  • From Hilgard to Starkey
• Meacham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
  • Meacham is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Meacham
  • From Hilgard to Meacham
• Hot Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
  • Hot Lake is located in Union County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hot Lake
  • From Hilgard to Hot Lake
• Cove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cove
  • From Hilgard to Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilgard ...

Looking for more information about Hilgard? 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 Hilgard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hilgard.

Adding Hilgard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hilgard 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 Hilgard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hilgard post office opened in 1883.

We also found Hilgard in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilgard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/