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Welcome to Center Hill ...

Center Hill is located in Greene County<1>.


The location of Center 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 Center Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Center Hill is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Center Hill: (870)

Communities Also Named Center Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Center Hill: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in White County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 22 communities that are also named Center Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Center Hill ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Bono
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
  • Leachville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
    • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
  • Rector
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marmaduke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Cardwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
    • Cardwell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardwell <4>

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 Center Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center 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 Center Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Hill ...

Looking for more information about Center 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 Center Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Center Hill.

Adding Center Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center 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 Center Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Center Hill post office opened in 1891.

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

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Greene, 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 Center Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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