Welcome to Fountain Hill ...

The town of Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fountain Hill has a population of 161 people<3> (see below for details).

Fountain Hill is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Fountain Hill: (870)

The ZIP code for Fountain Hill: 71642<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fountain Hill had an population of 161 people. This is a decrease of 8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain Hill had a population of 175 people. This makes Fountain Hill the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 175 people, the population of Fountain Hill increased 10.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 159 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fountain Hill.

Communities Also Named Fountain Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fountain Hill - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Fountain Hill ...

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

• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Crossett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
  • Crossett is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <6>
• Hamburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <6>
• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Bradley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
• Wilmar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
  • Wilmar is located in Drew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
• Lacey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Drew County
• Long View Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
• Johnsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
• North Crossett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
  • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
• Sumpter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Bradley 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 Fountain Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Hill ...

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

Adding Fountain Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fountain 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 Fountain Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fountain Hill post office opened in 1846.

We also found Fountain Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/