Church Hill, Texas
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Church Hill, Texas | |
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  Church Hill  Church Hill | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′28″N 94°39′55″W / 32.19111°N 94.66528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Rusk |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 75652 |
| Area codes | 430, 903 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2034757[1] |
Church Hill is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[citation needed] the community had a population of 20 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.
The area in what is known as Church Hill today was first settled in the early 1850s by people from Georgia. It was named for a hill covered in trees where they built a church. Plantations were soon built. A man named Dr. Prior built the first brick house in the community after moving to the area from Virginia. A post office was established at Church Hill in 1893 and remained in operation until 1904 with George S. Strong as postmaster. Mail was then sent from Henderson. The community had a population of 30 in 1895 alongside a Methodist church and a general store. Its population was still 30 from 1936 to 1966, lost half of it from 1967 to 1990, and went up to 20 in 2000.[2] Strong cemetery is located nearby.[3]
