Welcome to Star Hill ...

Star Hill is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Star Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Star Hill is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Star Hill: 334

Communities Also Named Star Hill ...

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

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

Communities near Star Hill ...

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

• Union Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Brundidge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
  • Brundidge is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <3>
• Clio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <3>
• Midway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Louisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Banks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
• Blue Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• Perote
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
  • Perote is located in Bullock County
• Smuteye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
  • Smuteye is located in Bullock County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Star Hill ...

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

Adding Star Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Star Hill post office opened in 1880.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/