Church Hill

History

The community was established as a trading post and stagecoach stop called Spencer's Mill and Patterson Mill in the late 18th century. The name "Church Hill" came later, following the establishment of a Methodist church "on the hill" overlooking the Holston River valley. The church still stands today on Grandview Street. The city of Church Hill was incorporated in 1958. One of Church Hill's most notable landmarks is the New Canton Plantation and its antebellum mansion, Canton Hall, owned by the Hord family. Other landmarks include Smith Place, built in the early 20th century, and the former site of Carter's Store, a 1770s-era trading outpost established by Tennessee pioneer John Carter.

Geography

Church Hill is located in eastern Hawkins County at (36.520845, -82.725472). The city is situated among rolling hills on the northern portion of Smith Bend, overlooking the Holston River. The city is bordered by Mount Carmel to the northeast, and the Holston Army Ammunition Plant lies to the southeast, across the Holston River. Bays Mountain, a prominent Ridge-and-Valley formation, dominates the horizon to the south. U.S. Route 11W connects Church Hill with Rogersville to the southwest and the Tri-Cities area to the northeast. State Route 346 intersects 11W near the center of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.63%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Volunteer High School
  High · Church Hill · 1,045 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• George Washington Elementary School
  Elementary · Kingsport · 503 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Church Hill Intermediate School
  Middle · Church Hill · 372 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Church Hill Middle School
  Middle · Church Hill · 350 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• Carter's Valley Elementary
  Elementary · Church Hill · 332 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Church Hill Elementary
  Elementary · Church Hill · 328 students · 13.7:1 ratio
• Surgoinsville Elementary
  Elementary · Surgoinsville · 328 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Mt Carmel Elementary
  Elementary · Mt Carmel · 272 students · 12.4:1 ratio