Welcome to Pine Hill ...

Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

The location of Pine 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 Pine Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Pine Hill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pine Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pine Hill (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Pine Hill lies within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Pine Hill ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 45 communities that are also named Pine Hill - they are located in Alabama (4), California, Connecticut (2), Georgia (5), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York (3), North Carolina (4), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Pine Hill ...

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

• Berea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• London
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Brodhead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• McKee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • McKee is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKee <4>
• Annville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annville
  • Annville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annville <4>
• Livingston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Renfro Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfro Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Valley
  • Renfro Valley is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renfro Valley <4>
• Wildie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
  • Wildie is located in Rockcastle 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 Pine Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Hill ...

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

Adding Pine Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Hill post office opened in 1867.

We also found Pine Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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