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Welcome to Red Hill ...

Red Hill is located in Blount County<1>.


The location of Red Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Red Hill is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Red Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Red Hill: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Red Hill ...

While we believe that this Red Hill is located in Blount County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Red Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Elmore and Marshall County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 57 communities that are also named Red Hill - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (7), Tennessee (10), Texas (3), Virginia (6) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Hill.

Communities near Red Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Hill.

  • Center Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fultondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
    • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>
  • Pinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarrant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
    • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
    • Tarrant has also been known as:
    • Tarrant City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <5>
  • Adamsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kimberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
  • Hanceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
  • Warrior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
    • Warrior is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
  • Good Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Red Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Hill ...

Looking for more information about Red Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Red Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Hill.

Adding Red Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Hill post office opened in 1836.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (269) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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