Welcome to Hillsdale ...

Hillsdale is located in Laramie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hillsdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Hillsdale is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hillsdale is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Hillsdale is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Hillsdale: 82060<3>

Communities Also Named Hillsdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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.

• Cheyenne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Burns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Egbert
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egbert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert
  • Egbert is located in Laramie County
• Carpenter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <4>
• Ranchettes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
  • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
• Hereford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hereford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Weld County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <4>
• South Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
  • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
• Pine Bluffs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluffs
  • Pine Bluffs is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluffs <4>
• Albin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
  • Albin is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albin <4>
• Meriden
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hillsdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1881.

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 Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/