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Welcome to Cheap Hill ...

Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County<1>.

The location of Cheap Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Cheap Hill had a population of 167,674 people.<3> (see below for details).

Cheap Hill is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cheap Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cheap Hill is located in the (615) area code.

Communities near Cheap Hill ...

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

  • Clarksville
  • Oakridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Oakridge lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the west of Cheap Hill.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oakridge
  • Springfield
  • Pleasant View
  • Ashland City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
    • Ashland City lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southeast of Cheap Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ashland City
  • Coopertown
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
    • Coopertown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Cheap Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Coopertown
  • White Bluff
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
    • White Bluff lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the south of Cheap Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on White Bluff
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff<6>
  • Kingston Springs
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
    • Kingston Springs lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the south of Cheap Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kingston Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs<6>
  • Pegram
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Pegram lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the south of Cheap Hill.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pegram
  • Ridgepost ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
    • Ridgepost was located 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the east of Cheap Hill.
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgepost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheap Hill ...

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

Adding Cheap Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheap 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 Cheap Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cheap Hill post office opened in 1877.

We also found Cheap Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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

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

The official website for Cheatham County: www.cheathamcounty.net/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cheatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cheap Hill.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheap Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheap Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheap Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3326, Longitude: -87.1561       In this case, the coordinates for Cheap Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

 

 

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