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 Sullivan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hilton is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hilton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hilton was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Hilton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Nebraska (2), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
- Kingsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collingwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 (so far) for Hilton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilton.
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 Hilton, 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 Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Hilton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Hilton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |