Welcome to Rural Hill ...

Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The location of Rural 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 Rural Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Rural Hill is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Rural Hill: (618)

Communities Also Named Rural Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rural Hill - they are located in Mississippi, New York and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rural Hill ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• West Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Eldorado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Johnston City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• McLeansboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Ina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
• Norris City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Galatia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <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 Rural Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Hill ...

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

Adding Rural Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rural Hill post office opened in 1876.

We also found Rural Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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