Welcome to Hillsdale ...

Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County<1>.

The location of Hillsdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hillsdale is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Hillsdale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hillsdale lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named Hillsdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Hillsdale: This one is located in Whatcom County and the other is located in Pierce County.

Beyond Washington, 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), Utah (3), Virginia, 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.

• Surrey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <4>
• Richmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Delta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Bellingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
• New Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westminster
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Westminster <4>
• Port Coquitlam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Coquitlam
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Coquitlam <4>
• Langley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• White Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Rock <4>
• Pitt Meadows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitt Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Meadows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitt Meadows <4>
• Ferndale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <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 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 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 1883.

We also found Hillsdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/