Welcome to Mine Hill ...
Mine Hill is located in Morris County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mine Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Mine Hill is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mine Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mine Hill: 973 & 862<3>
Communities near Mine Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mine Hill.
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,229 people
- Morristown has also been known as:
- New Hanover
- West Hanover
- Hackettstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Boonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
- Boonton is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Borough of Essex Fells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Essex Fells
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Fells
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Brookside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Morris County
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Tabor is located in Morris 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 Mine Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mine Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mine 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 Mine Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mine Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Mine Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mine Hill ...
Looking for more information about Mine 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 Mine Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mine Hill.
Adding Mine Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mine 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 Mine Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Mine Hill post office opened in 1872.
We also found Mine Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mine Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mine Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mine Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Mine Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Mine Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |