Welcome to Town Hill ...

Town Hill is located in Luzerne County<1>.

The location of Town 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 Town Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Town Hill is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Town Hill lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Town Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Town Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Maine and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Town Hill ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Bloomsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Kingston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Edwardsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
• Larksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
  • Larksville is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <4>
• Harveys Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
  • Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <4>
• Dallas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <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 Town Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Town Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Hill ...

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

Adding Town Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Town Hill post office opened in 1841.

We also found Town Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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