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Welcome to Hocking ...

Hocking is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hocking, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Hocking is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hocking: 641

Communities Also Named Hocking ...

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

Communities near Hocking ...

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

  • Centerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Eddyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Russell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lovilia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Bussey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Blakesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kirkville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
  • Hamilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hocking ...

Looking for more information about Hocking? 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 Hocking, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hocking.

Adding Hocking to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hocking 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 Hocking was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hocking post office opened in 1899. The Hocking post office closed in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hocking.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hocking - 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/