Welcome to Springhill ...

So far, we found very little information about Springhill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Springhill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Springhill, please Contact Us.

Springhill would have been located within present day Decatur County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Springhill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springhill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Springhill is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Springhill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Springhill once stood is in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Springhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Springhill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Virginia.

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

Communities near Springhill ...

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

• Shelbyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <6>
• Greensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <6>
• Batesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <6>
• Rushville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <6>
• Westport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Saint Paul
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <6>
• Oldenburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <6>
• Laurel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Hartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• New Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
  • New Point is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <6>

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

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

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

Adding Springhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springhill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Springhill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Springhill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springhill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov