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Welcome to Corn Hill ...

Corn Hill is located in Hill Country.

Corn Hill is located in Williamson County<1>.


The location of Corn 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 Corn Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Corn Hill is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Corn Hill ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Harker Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Heights
    • Harker Heights is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harker Heights <4>
  • Hutto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <4>
  • Belton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nolanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Salado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River-Academy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
    • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
  • Granger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corn Hill ...

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

Adding Corn Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corn Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corn Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Corn Hill post office opened in 1855.

We also found Corn Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Williamson, 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 Corn Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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