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Welcome to Blatchford ...

Blatchford is located in Hocking County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blatchford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Blatchford is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blatchford: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Blatchford ...

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

Communities near Blatchford ...

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

  • Athens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
  • Nelsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crooksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Glouster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chauncey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Junction City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Straitsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blatchford ...

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

Adding Blatchford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blatchford 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 Blatchford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Blatchford post office opened in 1892. The Blatchford post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blatchford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hocking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blatchford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Blatchford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Blatchford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/