Welcome to Ore Hill ...

Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County<1>.

The location of Ore 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 Ore Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Ore Hill is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ore Hill is within the boundaries of the (860) area code.

Communities Also Named Ore Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ore Hill - they are located in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ore Hill ...

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

• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
• Great Barrington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• North Canaan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Sheffield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Goshen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
• Kent
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
• Sharon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
• Norfolk
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
  • Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
• New Marlborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
  • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
• Colebrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
  • Colebrook is located in Litchfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 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 Ore Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ore Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ore Hill ...

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

Adding Ore Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ore 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 Ore Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ore Hill post office opened in 1850.

We also found Ore 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 Ore Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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