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History · Hilltop Lakes

Half of Hilltop Lakes’ homes were built after 1992

Most of Hilltop Lakes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hilltop Lakes’ 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 Hilltop Lakes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Hilltop Lakes, in brief

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

Hilltop Lakes is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Leon County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hilltop Lakes had a population of 1,385.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,101 to 1,385 (+26%).

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

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On the map

Hilltop Lakes on the map, 1964 to 1982

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

Hilltop Lakes on the 1964 USGS mapHilltop Lakes on the 1982 USGS map1964Hilltop Lakes 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 Hilltop Lakes.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hilltop Lakes

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

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Tiffany ThorntonAmerican actress · b. 1986
Raini RodriguezAmerican actress and singer · b. 1993
Alex CarusoAmerican basketball player · b. 1994
Lightnin' HopkinsAmerican country blues singer, songwriter and g… · b. 1912
Albert CollinsAmerican blues musician, recording artist, song… · b. 1932
Brek SheaAmerican soccer player · b. 1990

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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 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.