Welcome to Rich Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Rich Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rich Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rich Hill, please Contact Us.

Rich Hill would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

The location of Rich Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rich Hill is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rich Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rich Hill would have been located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Rich Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Rich Hill: This one is located in Muskingum County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 7 communities that are also named Rich Hill - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Rich Hill ...

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

• Zanesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Cambridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Byesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• New Concord
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• 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.<3> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• McConnelsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Caldwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <5>
• Philo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Malta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>

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

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

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

Adding Rich Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rich 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 Rich Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rich Hill post office opened in 1843.

We also found Rich Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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