Welcome to Oak Hill ...The city of Oak Hill is located in Fayette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Hill has a population of 8,123 people<2> (see below for details). Oak Hill is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oak Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Oak Hill: 304 & 681<4> The ZIP code for Oak Hill: 25901<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Hill had an population of 8,123 people. This is an increase of 5.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.04% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Hill had a population of 7,730 people (or 16.79% of the total population of Fayette County). This makes Oak Hill the county's most populous community. The population of Oak Hill represents 0.42% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,730 people, the population of Oak Hill increased 1.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,589 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Hill. Communities Also Named Oak Hill ...While we believe that this Oak Hill is located in Fayette County, we know of another 3 West Virginia communities named Oak Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun, Grant and Jackson County. Beyond West Virginia, there are 96 communities that are also named Oak Hill - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Maine (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (7) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill. Communities near Oak Hill ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak 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 Oak Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Hill. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak 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 Oak Hill. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Hill. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Hill ...Looking for more information about Oak 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 Oak Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Hill. Adding Oak Hill to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oak 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 Oak Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Hill. Footnotes ...
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