Welcome to South Hill ...

South Hill is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for South Hill: S. Hill

South Hill is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

South Hill is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named South Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named South Hill - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Ontario, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near South Hill ...

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

• Sayre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Owego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <3>
• Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
• Towanda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <3>
• Montrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
• South Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Wyalusing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
  • Wyalusing is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyalusing <3>
• Meshoppen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshoppen
  • Meshoppen is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meshoppen <3>
• Monroe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hill ...

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

Adding South Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Hill post office opened in 1837.

We also found South Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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