Hilliard is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in northern
Butler County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is located on
Missouri Route W
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...
about three miles north of
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff is a medium city in Butler County in Southeast Missouri, United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 census. The Poplar B ...
. It sits on the east margin of the
Black River floodplain
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 67 ] at an elevation of 361 feet.
[ The community of Wilby lies three miles to the north-northwest along the Black River. The ]Missouri Pacific Railway
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...
passes the east side of the community along the margin of the Black River floodplain. The small Lake Locloma lies just to the west of the Black River along Route W.[
]
History
A post office called Hilliard was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1906. The community's name is derived from "Hill's Yard", a railroad yard owned by George W. Hill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Butler County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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