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Welcome to Arbor Hill ...

Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Arbor Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Arbor Hill is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Arbor Hill is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Arbor Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arbor Hill - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Arbor Hill ...

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

  • Staunton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Craigsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jolivue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
  • Middlebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Brand is located in Augusta County
  • Stuarts Draft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fishersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
    • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arbor Hill ...

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

Adding Arbor Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arbor Hill post office opened in 1857.

We also found Arbor Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Augusta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arbor Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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