Welcome to Crown Hill ...

Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The location of Crown Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crown Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Crown Hill is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Crown Hill: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Crown Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Crown Hill - they are located in Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Crown Hill ...

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

• Charleston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Montgomery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Ansted
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
• Belle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Smithers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
• Gauley Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crown Hill ...

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

Adding Crown Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crown Hill post office opened in 1885.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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