Welcome to Hill ...

Hill is located in Liberty County<1>.

The location of 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Hill is 3,960 feet [1,207 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hill is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hill lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Hill: This one is located in Liberty County and the other is located in Missoula County.

Beyond Montana, there are 20 communities that are also named Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hill ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Hill.

• Whitlash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlash
  • Whitlash is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitlash <4>
• Aden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
• Chester
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Galata
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
  • Galata is located in Toole County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <4>
• Joplin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Inverness
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inverness have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Hill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hill ...

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

Adding Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hill post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/