Hiltons, VA

Hiltons is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 334 residents. Hiltons is part of the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. The Fulkerson-Hilton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Hiltons, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet.

For Hiltons, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The community is situated along US highway 421 in the Poor Valley region of Virginia, bounded on the north by Clinch Mountain and the south by Pine Ridge. The area is most noted as being a waypoint on the route to Maces Spring, home to the Carter Family Fold, which lies three miles to the east. Hiltons is home to Carter Family Fold.