Welcome to Coal Hill ...

Coal Hill is located in Venango County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Coal Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Coal Hill is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Coal Hill ...

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 7 communities that are also named Coal Hill - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Coal Hill ...

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

• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Clarion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Titusville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Knox
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Pleasantville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Polk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
• Emlenton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
  • Emlenton is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <4>
• Hydetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 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 Coal Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Hill ...

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

Adding Coal Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coal Hill post office opened in 1874.

We also found Coal Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

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