Welcome to Nettle Hill ...

Nettle Hill is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Nettle 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 Nettle Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Nettle Hill is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Nettle Hill: (724) & (874)<4>

Communities near Nettle Hill ...

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

• Waynesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
• Mannington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Fairchance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
  • Fairchance is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
• Cameron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Grant Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
  • Grant Town is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
• Fairview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
  • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people
• Hundred
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <5>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
• Littleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
• Blacksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
  • Blacksville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 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 Nettle Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nettle Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nettle Hill ...

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

Adding Nettle Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Nettle Hill post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/

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