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History · Hills

Hills’ post office opened in 1890, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

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When was Hills founded?

1890

The Hills post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 686136 years
Founding year: the first Hills post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Hills’ past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hills’ homes were built before 1958.
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How Hills came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hills.

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Hills was platted in 1889, and named for Frederick C. Hills, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Hills since 1890. Hills was incorporated in 1904.

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Questions about Hills’ history

What year was Hills founded?

The Hills post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.