Welcome to Hockaday ...

Hockaday is located in Gladwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hockaday, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Hockaday is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hockaday lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hockaday: 989

Communities near Hockaday ...

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

• Gladwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <3>
• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Harrison is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
• West Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <3>
• Beaverton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
• Butman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
• White Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • White Star is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
• Wooden Shoe Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
• Meredith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Meredith is located in Clare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
• Highwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
• Greenwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hockaday ...

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

Adding Hockaday to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hockaday post office opened in 1902. The Hockaday post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hockaday.