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Welcome to Locust Hill ...

Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Locust Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

Locust Hill is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Locust Hill: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Locust Hill: 23092<4>

Communities Also Named Locust Hill ...

While we believe that this Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Locust Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Prince William and Wythe County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named Locust Hill - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Locust Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Locust Hill ...

Looking for more information about Locust 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Locust Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Locust Hill.

Adding Locust Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Locust 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 (so far) for Locust Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Locust Hill post office opened in 1833.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Locust Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Locust Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Locust Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Locust Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Locust Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/