Welcome to Laurens Hill ...

Laurens Hill is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurens Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Laurens Hill is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Laurens Hill: 478

Communities near Laurens Hill ...

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

• Dublin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <3>
• Cochran
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <3>
• Royal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Bleckley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
• East Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
  • East Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <3>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• Plainfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
• Dexter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
• Dudley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Dudley is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
• Cadwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
  • Cadwell is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadwell <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurens Hill ...

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

Adding Laurens Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Laurens Hill post office opened in 1835.

We also found Laurens Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

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