Welcome to Tunnel Hill ...

Tunnel Hill is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Tunnel 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 Tunnel Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Tunnel Hill is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tunnel Hill lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Tunnel Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tunnel Hill - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Tunnel Hill ...

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

• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Carrier Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Vienna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Crainville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Goreville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
• Pittsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Creal Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs
  • Creal Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creal Springs <4>
• Karnak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <4>
• Stonefort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
  • Stonefort is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <4>
• Whiteash
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
  • Whiteash is located in Williamson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 240 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 Tunnel Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunnel Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunnel Hill ...

Looking for more information about Tunnel 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tunnel Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tunnel Hill.

Adding Tunnel Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tunnel Hill post office opened in 1873.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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