Welcome to Fancy Hill ...

Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fancy Hill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fancy Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Fancy Hill is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fancy Hill: (540)

Communities Also Named Fancy Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Fancy Hill: This one is located in Rockbridge County and the other is located in Amherst County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Fancy Hill - they are located in Arkansas and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Fancy Hill ...

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

• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Buchanan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Iron Gate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Red Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
  • Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
• East Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Rocky Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
• Riverside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• Pleasant View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst 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 Fancy Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fancy Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fancy Hill ...

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

Adding Fancy Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fancy Hill post office opened in 1826.

We also found Fancy Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/