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Welcome to Blocktown ...

So far, we found very little information about Blocktown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blocktown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blocktown, please Contact Us.

Blocktown would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Blocktown is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Blocktown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Blocktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blocktown - it's located in Maryland.

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

Websites for Blocktown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hardinohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blocktown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Blocktown ...

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

  • Kenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ada is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
  • Bluffton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pandora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pandora is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Dunkirk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waynesfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Belle Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Belle Center is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 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 Blocktown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blocktown.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blocktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blocktown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.