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Welcome to Troy Hills ...

Troy Hills is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Troy Hills is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Troy Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Troy Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Troy Hills.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Troy Hills ...

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

Adding Troy Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Troy Hills 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 Troy Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Troy Hills post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy Hills.

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 Troy Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/