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>.
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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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
The Area Code where Hill was located: 775
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)
- Salt Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Island City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Sand Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Springs is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Diatom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Diatom is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
- Lahontan City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lahontan City is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahontan City
- Hazen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hazen is located in Churchill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Darwin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
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 (so far) 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 1882. The Hill post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hill.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |