Welcome to Valley Hill ...

Valley Hill is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Valley 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 Valley Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Valley Hill is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Valley Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Valley Hill (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Valley Hill: (859)

Communities Also Named Valley Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Valley Hill - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Valley Hill ...

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

• Bardstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
  • Bardstown is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardstown <4>
• Lebanon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Springfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Taylorsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Perryville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Loretto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
• Bradfordsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
• Willisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <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 Valley Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Hill ...

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

Adding Valley Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley Hill post office opened in 1888.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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