Welcome to Hill ...
So far, we found very little information about Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hill, please Contact Us.
Hill would have been located within present day Churchill County<2>.
The location of Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Hill was founded in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hill is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Hill is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hill was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hill still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Hill - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Montana (2), 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 10 communities that are near Hill.
- Fallon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Churchill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <5>
- Salt Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Island City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Churchill County
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Sand Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
- Diatom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Hazen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill. See our Newspapers 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.<6>
From that list, the Hill post office opened in 1882.
We also found Hill on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |