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History · Hillman

Hillman dates to 1908, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1940.

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26%homes built before 1940
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How Hillman began

When was Hillman founded?

1908

Hillman dates its founding to 1908 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 110 in 19402020 census: 23118 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1913.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hillman’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hillman are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Hillman came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hillman.

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Hillman was platted in July 1908, and named after nearby Hillman Creek. A post office called Hillman was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1994.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hillman, 1908 to 1968

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1908
    FoundingHillman is established
  3. 1913Post officeThe Hillman post office opens
  4. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Hillman on the map in 1968

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hillman.

Hillman on the 1968 USGS map1968Hillman sheet · 1:24,000

U.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

010019401960198020002020Peak: 110

Between 23 and 110 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hillman’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Hillman’s post office has been open since 1913.

Gone or out of use
Hillmanlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hillman
Immanuel LutheranSaint Rita

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hillman’s history

What year was Hillman founded?

In 1908, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hillman’s post office opened in 1913, and the census of 1940 counted 110 people here.

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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 →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.