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Welcome to Wheat Hill ...

Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wheat Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wheat Hill is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wheat Hill: 912 & 565<3>

Communities near Wheat Hill ...

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

  • Savannah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluffton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
  • Pooler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Richmond Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rincon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
  • Port Wentworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Port Wentworth Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
    • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
  • Hardeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tybee Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheat Hill ...

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

Adding Wheat Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wheat 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 (so far) for Wheat Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wheat Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the Wheat Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the Wheat Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.