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So far, we found very little information about Fitt's Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fitt's Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fitt's Hill, please Contact Us.

Fitt's Hill would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitt's Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Time Zone: The area where Fitt's Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Fitt's Hill was located: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Fitt's Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fitt's Hill.

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

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

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

Adding Fitt's Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Fitt's Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fitt's Hill post office opened in 1857.

We also found Fitt's Hill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitt's Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fitt's Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Fitt's Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Fitt's 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/