Welcome to Fort Hill ...
Fort Hill is located in Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill
Fort Hill is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Hill: 847 & 224<3>
Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fort Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Hill.
Communities near Fort Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Hill.
- Waukegan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
- Waukegan is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waukegan
- From Fort Hill to Waukegan
- Arlington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arlington Heights
- From Fort Hill to Arlington Heights
- Palatine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Palatine is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
- Hoffman Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
- Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <4>
- Buffalo Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <4>
- Crystal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <4>
- Wheeling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Wheeling is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
- Carpentersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <4>
- Mundelein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
- Mundelein is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <4>
- Algonquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Algonquin is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Algonquin
- From Fort Hill to Algonquin
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 Fort Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hill ...
Looking for more information about Fort 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 Fort Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Hill.
Adding Fort Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Hill post office opened in 1838.
We also found Fort Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Fort 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/ |