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Welcome to Hilton ...

Hilton is located

Hilton is located in Grayson County<1>.

Hilton is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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, Tennessee, 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.

  • Sherman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Denison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Anna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <3>
  • Van Alstyne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Whitesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Howe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <3>
  • Pottsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gunter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilton ...

Looking for more information about Hilton? 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 Hilton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 for Hilton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hilton in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilton.

Footnotes ...

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