Welcome to Fort Hill ...

Fort Hill is located in Somerset County<1>.

The location of Fort 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 Fort Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill

Fort Hill is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fort Hill: (814)

Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 16 communities that are also named Fort Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New York (4), Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Fort Hill ...

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

• Somerset
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Meyersdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• Berlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
• South Connellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Grantsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Rockwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Confluence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <4>
• Salisbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Friendsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
• Garrett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hill ...

Looking for more information about Fort 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 Fort Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Hill.

Adding Fort Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Hill post office opened in 1885.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/