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Welcome to Hillard ...

Hillard is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Hillard is located in Carson County<1>.

Hillard is 3,200 feet [975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hillard is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hillard: 806

Communities Also Named Hillard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hillard - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hillard ...

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

  • Borger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <3>
  • Panhandle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fritch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <3>
  • Stinnett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • White Deer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Skellytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sanford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Electric City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Phillips
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Oil City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillard ...

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

Adding Hillard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillard 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 Hillard was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillard.

Footnotes ...

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