Welcome to Blue Hill ...

The city of Blue Hill is located in Webster County<1>.

The location of Blue 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 Blue Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blue Hill has a population of 861 people<3> (see below for details).

Blue Hill is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Blue Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Blue Hill: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blue Hill had an population of 861 people. This is a decrease of 8.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blue Hill had a population of 936 people (which is 24.55% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Blue Hill the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Blue Hill represents 0.05% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 936 people, the population of Blue Hill increased 7.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 867 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blue Hill.

Communities Also Named Blue Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Blue Hill - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Blue Hill ...

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

• Hastings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <6>
• Red Cloud
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cloud
  • Red Cloud is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cloud <6>
• Juniata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <6>
• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Campbell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <6>
• Glenvil
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenvil
  • Glenvil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenvil <6>
• Lawrence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <6>
• Roseland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <6>
• Holstein
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstein
  • Holstein is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holstein <6>
• Bladen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
  • Bladen is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Hill ...

Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Hill.

Adding Blue Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Blue Hill post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Webster County: www.co.webster.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/