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Welcome to Green Hill ...

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

Green Hill is located in Titus County<1>.


The location of Green 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 Green Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Green Hill is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Green Hill: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Green Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Green Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Green Hill ...

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pittsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Naples
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Naples is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Former name for Naples:
    • Station Belden
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
  • Bogata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
  • Omaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Omaha is located in Morris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
  • Talco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller's Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Rocky Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
    • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 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 Green Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Hill ...

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

Adding Green Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 Green Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Green Hill post office opened in 1857.

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

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

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

The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Titus, 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 Green 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.
<6>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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