Hillsboro, West Virginia

About Hillsboro

Hillsboro is a tiny community in eastern West Virginia, home to 225 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Hillsboro holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 425 residents per square mile.

📰 Hillsboro News Today

• Gallery: Allegheny Highlands Region West Virginia Explorer · May 30
• DR. SUE ELLEN HOLLANDSWORTH Obituary (1949 - 2026) - Hillsboro, WV - WVVA Legacy obituary · Apr 14
• Hillsboro, WV Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 12
• Winter at Hidden Creek Farm Market pocahontastimes.com · Jan 21
• Katherine Lorraine Wimer Obituary Dec 8, 2025 Faulkner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services · Dec 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hillsboro Unique

• One of 17 places in the US named Hillsboro — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of West Virginia — one of 439 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Pearl S Buck Birthplace · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hillsboro

• Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park reviews ★
• Cranberry Glades Botanical Area reviews ★
• Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hillsboro

• Hillsboro Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hillsboro

🏘️ Nearby Communities