Welcome to Spring Hill ...
Spring Hill is located in Tolland County<1>.
The location of Spring 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 Spring Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
Spring Hill is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Spring Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Spring Hill: (860)
Communities Also Named Spring Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Spring Hill - they are located in Alabama (9), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Texas (9), Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Hill.
Communities near Spring Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Hill.
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Norwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in New London County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Glastonbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - South Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- South Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Killingly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Ellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Colchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Colchester is located in New London County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <4>
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 Spring Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring 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 Spring Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Hill ...
Looking for more information about Spring 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 Spring Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Hill.
Adding Spring Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spring 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 Spring Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Spring Hill post office opened in 1855.
We also found Spring Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |