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Welcome to Hogglesville ...

Hogglesville is located in Hale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hogglesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Hogglesville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hogglesville ...

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

  • Brent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moundville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Akron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Newbern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Brush Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Phipps ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phipps is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
  • Morgan Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
  • Pondville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pondville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hogglesville ...

Looking for more information about Hogglesville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hogglesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hogglesville.

Adding Hogglesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hogglesville 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 (so far) for Hogglesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hogglesville post office opened in 1906. The Hogglesville post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hogglesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hogglesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/