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Welcome to Happy Hill ...

Happy Hill is located in Etowah County<1>.

Happy Hill is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Happy Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Happy Hill (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Happy Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Happy Hill: This one is located in Etowah County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 4 communities that are also named Happy Hill - they are located in California, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Happy Hill ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Albertville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boaz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Southside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Guntersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <3>
  • Attalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Happy Hill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Happy 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.