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Welcome to Hillsboro ...The town of Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County<1>. The location of Hillsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hillsboro has a population of 239 people<3> (see below for details). Hillsboro is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hillsboro is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Hillsboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Hillsboro: (304) & (681)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hillsboro had an population of 239 people. This is a decrease of 8.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.65% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Hillsboro had a population of 260 people. This makes Hillsboro the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Hillsboro represents 0.01% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 260 people, the population of Hillsboro increased 7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 243 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Hillsboro. Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillsboro. Communities near Hillsboro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillsboro.
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 Hillsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillsboro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillsboro. 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 Hillsboro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro. See our Newspapers Page for Hillsboro. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hillsboro ...Looking for more information about Hillsboro? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Hillsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hillsboro. Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Hillsboro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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