Welcome to Oak Hill ...
Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Oak Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
Oak Hill is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oak Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Oak Hill: (717)
Communities Also Named Oak Hill ...
While we believe that this Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Oak Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny, Clearfield, Lackawanna and Venango County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 96 communities that are also named Oak Hill - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Maine (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (7), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
Communities near Oak Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Hill.
- Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
- Havre de Grace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
- Havre de Grace is located in Harford County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
- Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
- Coatesville is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- New Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- New Freedom is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
- Perryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
- Parkesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
- Parkesburg is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <4>
- North East
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
- North East is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <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 Oak Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak 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 Oak Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Hill ...
Looking for more information about Oak 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 Oak Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Hill.
Adding Oak Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak 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 Oak Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oak Hill post office opened in 1836.
We also found Oak Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |