Welcome to Rural Hill ...

Rural Hill is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Rural 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 Rural Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Rural Hill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rural Hill is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Rural Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rural Hill - they are located in Illinois, Mississippi and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Rural Hill ...

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

• Watertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Pulaski
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Adams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Sackets Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sackets Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackets Harbor
  • Sackets Harbor is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sackets Harbor <4>
• Brownville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Dexter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Chaumont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaumont
  • Chaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaumont <4>
• Lacona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Glen Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Hill ...

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

Adding Rural Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rural 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 Rural Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Rural Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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