The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Hillman.
Hillman was the county seat of Montmorency County from 1881 until the removal of the county seat to Atlanta in 1891.
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History · Hillman
Hillman’s post office opened in 1882, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1900.
1882first post office
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
2famous people
Quick answers
How Hillman began
When was Hillman founded?
1882
The Hillman post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.
First census: 253 in 19002020 census: 605144 years
Founding year: the first Hillman post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Hillman’s past
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Start Hillman’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hillman’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Hillman, 1891 to 1955
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1891
Born hereRussell Vernon Mack is born here - 20th century
- 1915
Born hereLucille F. Stickel is born here - 1955
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Hillman on the map, 1955 to 1986
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hillman. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1955Hillman sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hillman.
People over time
Hillman, census by census
Between 253 and 701 people in every census since 1900.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hillman’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →2 famous people were born in Hillman
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Questions about Hillman’s history
What year was Hillman founded?
The Hillman post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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