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History · Hillside Lake

15% of Hillside Lake’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hillside Lake’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 Hillside Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1981. Watch Hillside Lake change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hillside Lake’s history is told.

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On the map

Hillside Lake on the map, 1893 to 1981

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

Hillside Lake on the 1893 USGS mapHillside Lake on the 1903 USGS mapHillside Lake on the 1943 USGS mapHillside Lake on the 1957 USGS mapHillside Lake on the 1981 USGS map1893Poughkeepsie 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 Hillside Lake.

The story so far

Hillside Lake, in brief

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

Hillside Lake is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hillside Lake had a population of 1,091. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,084 in 2010, 1,091 in 2020.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 Hillside Lake

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

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Lee MillerAmerican photographer and photojournalist · b. 1907
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Tyler AdamsAmerican soccer player · b. 1999
Tom HollandAmerican scriptwriter and director · b. 1943
Bill DukeAmerican actor and director · b. 1943
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Charlie PlummerAmerican actor · b. 1999
Elisa DonovanAmerican actress · b. 1971

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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.