WayfarrowHillsdale
Ghost town · Jerome County, Idaho
Hillsdale is a ghost town in Jerome County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Jerome County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hillsdale as a historical populated place on the Eden 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 42.5757° N, 114.2159° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Eden |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,053 ft |
| Nearest living town | Eden, ID |
| Distance to it | 2.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 399069 |
| Coordinates | 42.57575, -114.21586 |
What's there now
Hillsdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eden, ID (population 366), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,053 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bickelghost town · Twin Falls County · 3.3 mi
- Haytownghost town · Jerome County · 16.7 mi
- Hazelghost town · Cassia County · 26.3 mi
- Abbeyghost town · Twin Falls County · 27.8 mi
- Austinghost town · Twin Falls County · 32.7 mi
- Riverside Parkghost town · Elko County · 46.9 mi
Questions
Where is Hillsdale?
Hillsdale is in Jerome County, Idaho, at 42.5757, -114.2159.
How many ghost towns are in Jerome County?
Jerome County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.