Welcome to Hill Top ...
Hill Top is located in Charles County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hill Top, you might consider that their post office opened in 1800.
Hill Top is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hill Top lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hill Top: 301, 227 & 240<3>
Communities Also Named Hill Top ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hill Top - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kentucky (3), Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hill Top.
Websites for Hill Top ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cccc-md.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hill Top, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hill Top ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hill Top.
- La Plata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- La Plata is located in Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <4>
- Dumfries
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
- Indian Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
- Colonial Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
- Occoquan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Occoquan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
- Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
- Quantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
- Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
- Port Tobacco Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Doncaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mattawoman Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawoman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
- Nanjemoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nanjemoy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanjemoy
- Nanjemoy is located in Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanjemoy <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 Hill Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill Top.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hill Top. 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 Hill Top.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill Top. See our Newspapers Page for Hill Top.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill Top ...
Looking for more information about Hill Top? 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 Hill Top, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hill Top.
Adding Hill Top to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hill Top 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 Hill Top was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hill Top post office opened in 1800.
We also found Hill Top in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill Top.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hill Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/
The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hill Top - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Hill Top area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Hill Top 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |