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Welcome to Van Hill ...

Van Hill is located in Hawkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Van Hill is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Van Hill: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Van Hill ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Greeneville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Church Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesborough
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Rogersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 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 Van Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Hill ...

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

Adding Van Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van 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 (so far) for Van Hill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Van Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Van Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Van Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.