Welcome to Hales Creek ...

Hales Creek is located in Scioto County<1>.

The location of Hales Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hales Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hales Creek: Hales Crk. (or less commonly used: Hales Ck. or Hales Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hales Creek for more information about variations on the name of Hales Creek.

Hales Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hales Creek: (740)

Communities near Hales Creek ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Ironton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Jackson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Raceland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• New Boston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Oak Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
• Greenup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• Wurtland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 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 Hales Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hales Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hales Creek ...

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

Adding Hales Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hales Creek 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 for Hales Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hales Creek on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hales Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hales Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/