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Welcome to Golf Hill ...

Golf Hill is located in Ray County<1>.

Golf Hill is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Golf Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Golf Hill - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Golf Hill ...

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

  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kearney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Smithville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Buckner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lawson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lathrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golf Hill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golf Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.