Welcome to Rural Hill ...

Rural Hill is located in Winston County<1>.

The location of Rural 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 Rural Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Rural Hill is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rural Hill is within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Rural Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rural Hill - they are located in Illinois, New York and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rural Hill ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Ackerman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <4>
• Noxapater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
• Weir
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
• Ethel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• French Camp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <4>
• McCool
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Vowell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Vowell is located in Winston County
• Plattsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Winston 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 Rural Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Hill ...

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

Adding Rural Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rural 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 Rural Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rural Hill post office opened in 1890.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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