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Welcome to Park Hill ...

Park Hill is located in Westchester County<1>.


The location of Park 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 Park Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Park Hill is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Park Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Park Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Park Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Park Hill: This one is located in Westchester County and the other is located in Onondaga County.

Beyond New York, there are 9 communities that are also named Park Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Park Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Hill.

  • New York
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
  • Newark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Paterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • New Rochelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Passaic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Hill ...

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

Adding Park Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Park 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 Park Hill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Park Hill.

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park 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.









 

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