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Welcome to Hillside Terrace (aka 'Hillside Terrace Colonia') ...

Hillside Terrace is located on the South Texas Plains.

Hillside Terrace is located in Starr County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hillside Terrace: Hillside Ter. (or less commonly used: Hillside Terr.)

Hillside Terrace is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hillside Terrace: 956

The community of Hillside Terrace has also been called Hillside Terrace Colonia.

Communities Also Named Hillside Terrace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hillside Terrace - they are located in Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hillside Terrace ...

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

  • Rio Grande City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Los Alvarez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Los Alvarez is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
  • Fronton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fronton is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fronton
  • Los Villareales
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Los Villareales is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Santel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Santel is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
    • Santel has also been known as:
    • Santel Colonia
  • Salineno
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Las Lomas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • El Refugio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • El Refugio is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
    • El Refugio has also been known as:
    • El Refugio Colonia
  • Falcon Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon Village is located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillside Terrace ...

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

Footnotes ...

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