Welcome to Hills Prairie ...
Hills Prairie is located Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County<1>. The location of Hills Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hills Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?. A typical abbreviation for Hills Prairie: Hills Pr. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hills Prairie for more information about variations on the name of Hills Prairie. Hills Prairie is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Hills Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hills Prairie. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hills Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hills Prairie. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hills Prairie. 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 Hills Prairie. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hills Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Hills Prairie. Looking for more information about Hills Prairie? 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 Hills Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hills Prairie. We originally found mention of Hills Prairie 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 Hills Prairie was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Hills Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hills Prairie.
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Communities near Hills Prairie ...
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hills Prairie ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bastrop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hills Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.