Welcome to College Hill ...

College Hill is located in Lafayette County<1>.

The location of College 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 College Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

College Hill is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for College Hill: (662)

Communities Also Named College Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named College Hill - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts (2), Missouri, Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near College Hill ...

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

• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Water Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
• Sardis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <4>
• Taylor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Abbeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Alesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
  • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
• Harmontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
  • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
• Laws Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
  • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
• Altus
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
  • Altus is located in Lafayette County
• Springdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lafayette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Hill ...

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

Adding College Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of College 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 College Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/