Welcome to Bald Hill ...

Bald Hill is located in Clearfield County<1>.

The location of Bald 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 Bald Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Bald Hill is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bald Hill is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Bald Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Bald Hill: This one is located in Clearfield County and the other is located in Greene County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Bald Hill - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Bald Hill ...

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

• Clearfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Philipsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Snow Shoe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Houtzdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• South Philipsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
• Brisbin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbin
  • Brisbin is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
• Grampian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
  • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <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 Bald Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bald Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bald Hill ...

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

Adding Bald Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bald Hill post office opened in 1856.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/