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History · Hilltop

22% of Hilltop’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Hilltop’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Hilltop’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hilltop’s homes were built before 1954.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hilltop’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewFriends Rescue Home, postcard: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Hilltop, in brief

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

Hilltop is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 658 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 532 to 658 (+24%).

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

By decade

Hilltop, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Friends Rescue Home, postcardDate?Friends Rescue Home, postcardPostcard
Today1 recent
OHMap-doton-Hilltop2004OHMap-doton-Hilltop
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Friends Rescue Home, postcard
Retake this viewFriends Rescue Home, postcard

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Hilltop’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hilltop

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

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William McKinleyPresident of the United States from 1897 to 1901 · b. 1843
Dave GrohlAmerican rock musician · b. 1969
Ed O'NeillAmerican actor · b. 1946
Jim CummingsAmerican voice actor · b. 1952
Elizabeth HartmanAmerican actress · b. 1943
Arthur LafferAmerican economist · b. 1940
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

McDonaldIts storyCWeathersfield Township4 historic placesBNiles3 historic placesA−

Questions about Hilltop’s history

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (2). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.