Welcome to Wheat Hill ...

Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County<1>.

The location of Wheat 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 Wheat Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wheat Hill is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Wheat Hill: (912)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Bluffton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Rincon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth
  • Port Wentworth is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Wentworth <4>
• Port Wentworth Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
  • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
• Hardeeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Tybee Island
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tybee Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tybee Island
  • Tybee Island is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tybee Island <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 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 for Wheat Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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