Signal Hill, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Signal Hill, Illinois
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Illinois
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: St. Clair
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:587
Coordinates:38.5772°N -90.0567°W
Area Code:618
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:426531

Signal Hill is an unincorporated community in Centreville Township, Stookey Township, and the city of Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.[1] Signal Hill is located on Illinois Route 157, approximately 11miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.[2] Signal Hill dates back to 1904, during the Saint Louis World Fair, when the Signal Hill Park addition was platted. The tree-lined, island separated, boulevard is the centerpiece of the community filled with large, elegant homes dated to the creation of the community.[3]

Education

Students in the community will attend Signal Hill School, comprising grades Pre-K to 8th grade, and Belleville West High School.

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Community Associations

Signal Hill is representative by two active neighborhood associations that liaison with local government officials, and help create public-private partnerships that enrich the community.

Notes and References

  1. Book: United States. Congress. Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2006. 26 August 2018. 3746. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Signal Hill Fire Department located near Belleville, IL. In 1946, the city of East St. Louis advised Signal Hill residents their fire department would ....
  2. Illinois Department of Transportation. St. Clair County General Highway Map. 2010. October 6, 2011.
  3. Web site: Street Scene: Signal Hill Boulevard . Belleville Historical Society . 22 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Signal Hill Neighborhood Association . Signal Hill Neighborhood Association . 22 September 2018.
  5. Web site: Belleville's Top of the Hill Neighborhood . U speak Belleville? . 22 September 2018.