Welcome to Hillsdale ...

Hillsdale is located in Garfield County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Hillsdale, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Hillsdale is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hillsdale is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hillsdale lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Hillsdale (for example, toward Fredonia (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Hillsdale lies within the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Hillsdale ...

While we believe that this Hillsdale is located in Garfield County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Hillsdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 61 communities that are also named Hillsdale - they are located in Alabama (3), California (2), Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (6), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hillsdale ...

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

• Panguitch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch
  • Panguitch is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panguitch <4>
• Tropic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropic
  • Tropic is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tropic <4>
• Bryce Canyon City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon City
  • Bryce Canyon City is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon City <4>
• Hatch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
  • Hatch is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatch <4>
• Panguitch Fort ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panguitch Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Fort
  • Panguitch Fort is located in Garfield County
• Asay ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asay
  • Asay is located in Garfield County
  • Asay has also been known as:
  • Asay Town
  • Asays
• Bryce Canyon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Canyon
  • Bryce Canyon is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryce Canyon <4>
• Panguitch Lake Resort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panguitch Lake Resort
  • Panguitch Lake Resort is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panguitch Lake Resort <4>
• Bear Valley Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Junction
  • Bear Valley Junction is located in Garfield County
• Long Valley Junction
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley Junction
  • Long Valley Junction is located in Kane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Valley Junction <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillsdale ...

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

Adding Hillsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hillsdale post office opened in 1872.

We also found Hillsdale on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillsdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/