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Hillsdale

Ghost town · Adams County, Idaho

Council quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Council quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hillsdale is a ghost town in Adams County, Idaho. It is the only former community in Adams County recorded on the federal names register, out of 110 across Idaho.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hillsdale as a historical populated place on the Indian Valley topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.5104° N, 116.4251° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndian Valley
Elevation3,188 ft
Nearest living townCambridge, ID
Distance to it13.2 miles
GNIS feature ID399518
Coordinates44.51044, -116.42515

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What's there now

Hillsdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cambridge, ID (population 336), about 13.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,188 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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