Welcome to Fort Hill ...

Fort Hill is located in Kanawha County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Fort Hill: Ft. Hill

Fort Hill is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Fort Hill: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fort Hill - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New York (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fort Hill ...

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

• South Charleston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Saint Albans
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Nitro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Eleanor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
• Chesapeake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Belle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Clendenin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <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 Fort Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Hill ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort 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/