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

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Hillsboro, West Virginia - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 8
• Jimmie Boggs Obituary Dec 28, 2025 Morgan Funeral Home | Lewisburg, WV · Dec 28
• DR. SUE ELLEN HOLLANDSWORTH Obituary (1949 - 2026) - Hillsboro, WV - WVVA Legacy | Obituary · Apr 14
• The magnificence of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum The Real WV · Sep 5
• Pocahontas County man sentenced for failing to register as sex offender after move to West Virginia WV News · Mar 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest West Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

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

🌤️ Current Weather

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