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Welcome to Green Hill ...

Green Hill is located in Chester 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 1891.

Green Hill is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Green Hill: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Green Hill ...

While we believe that this Green Hill is located in Chester County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Green Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fulton and York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 31 communities that are also named Green Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina (3), Ohio, 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.

  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
  • Norristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
    • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
  • Coatesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
  • Darby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
  • Lansdowne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
  • Collingdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
    • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Green Hill post office opened in 1891.

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

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 Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, 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>Area code (484) is an overlay for area code (610).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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