The Genealogy & Local History Department of the Hillsboro City Library is located upstairs on the north side of the building. The Local History Department houses a collection of family history books and books published about the Hillsboro area. The collection contains a selection of Hillsboro Newspapers, yearbooks, and census records back to 1886 on Microfilm. These items may now be accessed digitally on the genealogy computer at the Circulation Desk.

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The Genealogy & Local History Department offers an on-line genealogy data base that can be used in researching family history.The Local History Department supports the Hill County Genealogical Society by housing all of their books and publications that are needed to research family history.

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For more information on the Genealogy & Local History Department of the Hillsboro City Library contact the Library staff at

(254) 582-7385.