Welcome to Snow Hill ...

Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snow Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Snow Hill is 2,690 feet [820 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Snow Hill is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Snow Hill: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Snow Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Snow Hill: This one is located in Nicholas County and the other is located in Kanawha County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 26 communities that are also named Snow Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (5), Ohio (2), Tennessee, Texas (4) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Snow Hill ...

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

• Summersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
• Fayetteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Richwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Rainelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Ansted
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Rupert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Meadow Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Camden-on-Gauley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
  • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Carl
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Carl is located in Nicholas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snow Hill ...

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

Adding Snow Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Snow Hill post office opened in 1852.

We also found Snow Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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