Welcome to Sun Hill ...

Sun Hill is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Sun 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 Sun Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Sun Hill is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sun Hill: (478)

Websites for Sun Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washingtoncounty-ga.com/

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

Communities Also Named Sun Hill ...

While we believe that this Sun Hill is located in Washington County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Sun Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Muscogee and Wayne County.

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

Communities near Sun Hill ...

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

• Tuckers Crossroad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
• Sandersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <4>
• Wrightsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsville <4>
• Tennille
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
  • Tennille is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennille <4>
• Louisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Davisboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisboro
  • Davisboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisboro <4>
• Wadley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
• Harrison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Stapletons Crossroads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapletons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
  • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
• Warthen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warthen
  • Warthen is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warthen <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 Sun Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sun Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun Hill ...

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

Adding Sun Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sun Hill post office opened in 1872.

We also found Sun Hill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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