Welcome to Upper Hill ...
Upper Hill is located in Somerset County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
Upper Hill is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Upper Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Upper Hill: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Communities Also Named Upper Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Upper Hill - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upper Hill.
Communities near Upper Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Hill.
- Fruitland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
- Princess Anne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saxis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Hallwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Oriole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Upper Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper 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 Upper Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Hill ...
Looking for more information about Upper 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 Upper Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Hill.
Adding Upper Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper 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 Upper Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Upper Hill post office opened in 1927. The Upper Hill post office closed in 1987.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Upper Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Upper 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |