Welcome to Hillsboro ...
The town of Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
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<2> (see below for details).
Hillsboro is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<3> 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
Area Codes for Hillsboro: 304 & 681<4>
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 total 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 (which had 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.
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <6>
- Marlinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <6>
- Falling Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <6>
- Loveridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Edray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
- Onoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Neola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Hillsboro post office opened in 1914.
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 ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hillsboro. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hillsboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hillsboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hillsboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |