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Welcome to Church Hill ...

Church Hill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Church Hill is located in Rusk County<1>.


The location of Church 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 Church Hill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Church Hill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Church Hill: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Church Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Church Hill - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Church Hill ...

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

  • Kilgore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Overton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tatum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Rusk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
  • Lakeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
    • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <5>
  • Beckville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Easton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Gregg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
  • Mount Enterprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Church Hill ...

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

Adding Church Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Church 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 Church Hill was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rusk, 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Church Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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