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Welcome to Paramore Hill ...

Paramore Hill is located in Jenkins County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Paramore Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1910.

Paramore Hill is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Paramore Hill: (478)

Communities near Paramore Hill ...

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

  • Thomas Station
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
    • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Millen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Thrift
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Sylvania
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Twin City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Portal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <4>
  • Hiltonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
    • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 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 Paramore Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paramore Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paramore Hill ...

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

Adding Paramore Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paramore 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 Paramore Hill was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jenkins, 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 Paramore 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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