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)
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Imbler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Meacham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
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>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilgard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Hilgard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Hilgard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |