Welcome to Spring Hill ...

Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County<1>.

The location of Spring 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 Spring Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Spring Hill is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Spring Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Spring Hill - they are located in Alabama (9), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (5), Tennessee (7), Texas (9), Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Hill.

Communities near Spring Hill ...

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

• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Geneseo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
  • Geneseo is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
• Colona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
  • Colona is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colona <4>
• Camanche
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <4>
• Le Claire
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Claire
  • Le Claire is located in Scott County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Claire <4>
• Morrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Fulton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Green Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
  • Green Rock is located in Henry County
• Carbon Cliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
  • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <4>
• Prophetstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <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 Spring Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Hill ...

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

Adding Spring Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring 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 Spring Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov