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History · Billington Heights

Half of Billington Heights’ homes were built after 1959

Most of Billington Heights was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Billington Heights’ 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 Billington Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1965. Watch Billington Heights change.Old housesHalf of Billington Heights’ homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Billington Heights’s history is told.

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On the map

Billington Heights on the map, 1905 to 1965

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Billington Heights. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Billington Heights on the 1905 USGS mapBillington Heights on the 1948 USGS mapBillington Heights on the 1950 USGS mapBillington Heights on the 1965 USGS map1905Depew sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Billington Heights.

The story so far

Billington Heights, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Billington Heights yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Billington Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Elma and Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Billington Heights had a population of 1,748. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,685 to 1,748 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Billington Heights

Nobody well known was born in Billington Heights itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dorothy ThompsonAmerican journalist and radio broadcaster · b. 1893
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Chelsea NobleActress · b. 1964
E. Howard HuntAmerican intelligence officer and author · b. 1918
Lucille CliftonAmerican poet · b. 1936
Ruben Santiago-HudsonAmerican actor and screenwriter · b. 1956
Alice Moore HubbardAmerican activist · b. 1861
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

East Aurora7 historic placesAElma CenterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElma1 historic placeCAurora7 historic placesA

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.