Welcome to Hill ...

Hill is located in Dona Ana County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Hill is 3,940 feet [1,201 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hill is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hill: (575)

Communities Also Named Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Montana (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hill ...

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

• Las Cruces
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Cruces
  • Las Cruces is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Cruces <4>
• Mesilla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla
  • Mesilla is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla <4>
• San Ysidro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ysidro
  • San Ysidro is located in Dona Ana County
• Radium Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
  • Radium Springs is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radium Springs <4>
• Fairacres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairacres
  • Fairacres is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairacres <4>
• Spaceport City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaceport City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaceport City
  • Spaceport City is located in Dona Ana County
• Mesilla Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesilla Park
  • Mesilla Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesilla Park <4>
• University Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • University Park is located in Dona Ana County
• Organ ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ
  • Organ is located in Dona Ana County
• Tonuco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonuco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonuco
  • Tonuco is located in Dona Ana 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill ...

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

Adding Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hill post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/