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Welcome to Sparks Hill ...

Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sparks Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Sparks Hill is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sparks Hill: 618 & 730<3>

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)
  • Eldorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sturgis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • 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)
  • Rosiclare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Golconda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Equality
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • 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)

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 (so far) for Sparks Hill was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparks 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Sparks Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Sparks 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.