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Welcome to Springhill ...

Springhill is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springhill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.

Springhill is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Springhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Springhill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Virginia.

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

Communities near Springhill ...

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

  • Morgantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Westover is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <3>
  • Masontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Granville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Kingwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <3>
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Point Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springhill ...

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

Adding Springhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springhill 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 (so far) for Springhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Springhill post office opened in 1822. The Springhill post office closed in 1831.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springhill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/