Welcome to High Hill ...

High Hill is primarily located in Leake County<1>. A portion of High Hill extends into Neshoba County.

We aren't confident of the location of High Hill, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

High Hill is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for High Hill: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for High Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.leakems.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to High Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named High Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named High Hill - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near High Hill ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Decatur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sebastopol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Dowdville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
  • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
• Dixon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Neshoba 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 High Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Hill ...

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

Adding High Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High 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 High Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the High Hill post office opened in 1857.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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