Welcome to River Hill ...
River Hill is located in White County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of River Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
River Hill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: River Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from River Hill (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for River Hill: 931
Communities Also Named River Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named River Hill: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Unicoi County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 4 communities that are also named River Hill - they are located in Alabama, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Hill.
Communities near River Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near River Hill.
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Doyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Burnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Methodist is located in White County
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 River Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of River 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 River Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around River Hill. See our Newspapers Page for River Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Hill ...
Looking for more information about River 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 River Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for River Hill.
Adding River Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of River 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 River Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found River Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for River Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Hill - 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> | 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. |