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History · Hilltop

Hilltop’s post office opened in 1905, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Hilltop began

When was Hilltop founded?

1905

The Hilltop post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 528121 years
Founding year: the first Hilltop post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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 writtenNo old photos of Hilltop are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hilltop’s homes were built before 1946.
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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 a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Hilltop is located on state routes 16 and 61, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Oak Hill. Hilltop has a post office with ZIP code 25855. As of the 2020 census, its population was 528 (down from 624 at the 2010 census). Hilltop was formerly an incorporated municipality.

Its first post office opened in 1905. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 624 to 528 (-15%).

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

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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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Chris SarandonAmerican actor · b. 1942
Tom CarperAmerican politician · b. 1947
Cora Sue CollinsAmerican child actress · b. 1927
Nick RahallAmerican politician · b. 1949
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Earl JonesAmerican basketball player · b. 1961
Hulett C. SmithAmerican politician · b. 1918
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Glen Jean1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hilltop’s history

What year was Hilltop founded?

The Hilltop post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.