Welcome to Sparks Hill ...

Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County<1>.

The location of Sparks 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 Sparks Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Sparks Hill is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sparks Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sparks Hill is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Sparks Hill ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Eldorado
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• Sturgis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
• Shawneetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <4>
• Rosiclare
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
  • Rosiclare is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <4>
• Ridgway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Golconda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <4>
• Equality
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Equality is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <4>
• Cave-In-Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
  • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
  • Cave-In-Rock village
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <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 Sparks Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sparks Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparks Hill ...

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

Adding Sparks Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sparks 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 Sparks Hill was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Sparks Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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