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Welcome to High Hill ...

High Hill is located in Muskingum County<1>.


The location of High 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 High Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

High Hill is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

High Hill is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named High Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named High Hill - they are located in Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near High Hill ...

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

  • Zanesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crooksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
    • Crooksville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
  • Byesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
    • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <4>
  • New Concord
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
    • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
  • South Zanesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Roseville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McConnelsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
    • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
  • Caldwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Philo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Philo is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Hill ...

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

Adding High Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High 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 High Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the High Hill post office opened in 1847.

We also found High Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, 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 High 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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