Welcome to Friars Hill ...

Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friars Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Friars Hill is 2,350 feet [716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Friars Hill is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Friars Hill: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Friars Hill ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Richwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• Ronceverte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Rainelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Rupert
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Quinwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Hillsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Falling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Williamsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <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 Friars Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friars Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friars Hill ...

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

Adding Friars Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Friars Hill post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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