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Welcome to Hillside Colony ...

Hillside Colony is located in Brookings County<1>.

Hillside Colony is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hillside Colony: 605

Communities Also Named Hillside Colony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Hillside Colony: This one is located in Brookings County and the other is located in Spink County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 3 communities that are also named Hillside Colony - they are located in Montana and New York.

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

Communities near Hillside Colony ...

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

  • Brookings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flandreau
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Volga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <3>
  • Medary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Medary is located in Brookings County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
  • Tyler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <3>
  • Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hendricks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Benton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillside Colony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Brookings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillside Colony - 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.