Welcome to Fruit Hill ...

Fruit Hill is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Fruit 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 Fruit Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

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

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

Fruit Hill is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Fruit Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Fruit Hill - they are located in Ohio, Rhode Island and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Fruit Hill ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Nortonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <4>
• White Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Pembroke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Mortons Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <4>
• Powderly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
• Crofton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
• Saint Charles
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruit Hill ...

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

Adding Fruit Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fruit 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 Fruit Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fruit Hill post office opened in 1831.

We also found Fruit Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/