Israel Hill

Israel Hill was an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States along the Appomattox River.

Founded in 1810 as a community for free black people in the area, Israel Hill has since become part of Farmville, Virginia.

Israel Hill developed as a community of free black people in Prince Edward County, Virginia along the Appomattox River around 1810.

[2] In 2009 a historical marker commemorating the community was erected.

Melvin Patrick Ely, a history professor at the College of William and Mary, wrote Israel on the Appomattox about the community.