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Welcome to Lower Hillville ...

Lower Hillville is located in Clarion County<1>.


The location of Lower Hillville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lower Hillville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Lower Hillville is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lower Hillville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Lower Hillville: This one is located in Clarion County and the other is located in Armstrong County.

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

Communities near Lower Hillville ...

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

  • Butler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kittanning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ford City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
  • West Kittanning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Knox
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Chicora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
  • New Bethlehem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • East Brady
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
    • East Brady is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <4>
  • Rimersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
    • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <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 Lower Hillville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lower Hillville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower Hillville ...

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

Adding Lower Hillville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lower Hillville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lower Hillville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lower Hillville post office opened in 1877.

We also found Lower Hillville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lower Hillville.

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

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 Clarion, 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 Lower Hillville - 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.
<5>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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