Welcome to Fort Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Hill, please Contact Us.

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Fort Hill would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Hill is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Fort Hill was located: 401

Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fort Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New York (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Fort Hill ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Fort Hill ...

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

• Fall River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Attleboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 Fort Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hill.

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

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