Do you know of Fishers Hill ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fishers Hill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Fishers Hill.<1>

Our sources for Fishers Hill (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Fishers Hill other than they indicate that Fishers Hill would be found somewhere in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fishers Hill ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fishers Hill:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Fishers Hill - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Fishers Hill.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/27952   (Place Name: Fishers Hill)

County: Shenandoah     (FIPS State/County: 51/171)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Fishers Hill) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Shenandoah County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Shenandoah County.