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Welcome to Green Hill ...

Green Hill is located in Warren County<1>.


The location of Green 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 Green Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Green Hill is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Green Hill: (270)

Communities Also Named Green Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Green Hill: This one is located in Warren County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 31 communities that are also named Green Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Green Hill ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
  • Brownsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smiths Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
    • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
  • Park City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Barren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
  • Plum Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Woodburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Gotts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
    • Gotts is located in Warren County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Hill ...

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

Adding Green Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 Green Hill was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Warren, 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 Green 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.









 

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