Fort Hill, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated communities in PennsylvaniaUnincorporated communities in Somerset County, PennsylvaniaUse mdy dates from July 2023

Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Casselman River, 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east-northeast of Confluence. Fort Hill has a post office, with ZIP code 15540, which opened on December 23, 1885.Fort Hill was the location of a Monongahela Native American settlement, which a 1939-1940 WPA excavation directed by Edgar Augustine dated to circa 1275-1300.Fort Hill sits along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad main line; a view of the natural landmark appeared in a collection of photographs from along the B&O's lines that was published in book form in 1872 and digitized by the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.Fort Hill has a trail access area for the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail. This is the only trail access area with parking between Markleton to the northeast and Harnedsville to the southwest.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Fort Hill, Pennsylvania (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Fort Hill, Pennsylvania
Fort Hill Road, Upper Turkeyfoot Township

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 39.830277777778 °	E -79.2725 °

placeShow on map

Address

Fort Hill Road 488
15540 Upper Turkeyfoot Township
Pennsylvania, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,063 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area.

Lower Humbert Covered Bridge

The Lower Humbert Covered Bridge, or the Faidley Covered Bridge, is an 126-foot-6-inch (38.56 m) Burr Arch truss covered bridge that crosses Laurel Hill Creek, in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1891 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. It is one of the ten remaining covered bridges in Somerset County.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District

The Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District is a small, rural school district located in the Southwestern portion of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The school district serves the municipalities of Addison, Addison Township, Confluence, Lower Turkeyfoot Township and Ursina. It encompasses approximately 102 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 3,093. As of 2009, the per capita income was $14,042 while the median family income was $31,825.

Markleton, Pennsylvania

Markleton is an unincorporated community that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is situated near the Casselman River, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east-northeast of Confluence.

Ursina, Pennsylvania

Ursina is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 244 at the 2020 census.

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School

Turkeyfoot Valley Area Junior/Senior High School is one of two schools that are in the same building, which make up the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District. The campus is located two miles south of Confluence on State Route 523 in the Lower Turkeyfoot Township community of Harnedsville.

Addison Township, Pennsylvania

Addison Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township is named for Alexander Addison, the first president judge (the chief judge within a U.S. judicial district) overseeing Somerset County.

Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Casselman, Pennsylvania

Casselman is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Confluence, Pennsylvania

Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 724 at the 2020 census.

Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp

Deer Valley YMCA Camp is a YMCA summer camp located between Fort Hill, Pennsylvania and Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. It sits on 742 acres of mountainous lands near Mount Davis, the highest peak in Pennsylvania, and includes 125-acre Deer Valley Lake. Deer Valley operates ten months out of the year and offers summer camp experience to families and various organizations from all around the country.

Laurel Hill Creek

Laurel Hill Creek is a 39.9-mile-long (64.2 km) tributary of the Casselman River that is located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the Youghiogheny River watershed, flowing to the Monongahela River, the Ohio River, and ultimately the Mississippi River. It is responsible for draining 126 square miles of the 576 square miles drained by the Casselman River.