Welcome to Pink Hill ...

Pink Hill is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pink Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Pink Hill is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pink Hill: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Pink Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pink Hill - they are located in North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Pink Hill ...

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

• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Blue Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Liberty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Raytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Ray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Odessa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
  • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <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 Pink Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pink Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pink Hill ...

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

Adding Pink Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pink Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pink Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Pink Hill post office opened in 1854.

We also found Pink Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/