Welcome to Hillis ...
So far, we found very little information about Hillis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hillis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hillis, please Contact Us.
Hillis would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.
The location of Hillis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hillis is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hillis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Hillis (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Hillis once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Hillis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hillis - they are located in Georgia and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillis.
Communities near Hillis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillis.
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - McMinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Morrison is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Beersheba Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersheba Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Young Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
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 Hillis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillis. 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 Hillis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillis. See our Newspapers Page for Hillis.
Adding Hillis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hillis 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 Hillis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hillis post office opened in 1887.
We also found Hillis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |