Welcome to Hill City ...

Hill City is located in Gordon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hill City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Hill City is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hill City (for example, toward Mentone (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Hill City: (706) & (762)<4>

Websites for Hill City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gordonchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hill City, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hill City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hill City - they are located in Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Hill City ...

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

• Martindale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Martindale is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
• Dalton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
• Calhoun
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Gordon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <5>
• Calhoun Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
  • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
• Villanow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
  • Villanow is located in Walker County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
• Buff ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
  • Buff is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
• LaFayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • LaFayette is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <5>
• Adairsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairsville
  • Adairsville is located in Bartow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairsville <5>
• Soapstick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soapstick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
• Chatsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill City ...

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

Adding Hill City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hill City 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 Hill City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hill City post office opened in 1909.

We also found Hill City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gordon County: www.gordoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/