Welcome to Hildreth ...

The village of Hildreth is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hildreth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hildreth has a population of 348 people<2> (see below for details).

Hildreth is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hildreth is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hildreth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hildreth is located in the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hildreth had an population of 348 people. This is a decrease of 7.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hildreth had a population of 378 people (or 11.72% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Hildreth the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hildreth represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 229th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 378 people, the population of Hildreth increased 2.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 370 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hildreth.

Communities Also Named Hildreth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hildreth - they are located in California (2), Florida, Illinois and Montana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hildreth.

Communities near Hildreth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hildreth.

• Holdrege
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdrege
  • Holdrege is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdrege <4>
• Minden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <4>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Axtell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axtell <4>
• Wilcox
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
  • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <4>
• Campbell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Funk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
  • Funk is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <4>
• Republican City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican City
  • Republican City is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republican City <4>
• Upland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Naponee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
  • Naponee is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hildreth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hildreth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hildreth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hildreth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hildreth. See our Newspapers Page for Hildreth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hildreth ...

Looking for more information about Hildreth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hildreth, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hildreth.

Adding Hildreth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hildreth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hildreth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hildreth post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hildreth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hildreth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hildreth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/