Welcome to Hessville ...

Hessville is located in Sandusky County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hessville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hessville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Hessville: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Hessville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hessville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas and New York.

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

Communities near Hessville ...

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

• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Clyde
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Port Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <5>
• Northwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <5>
• Walbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
  • Walbridge is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walbridge <5>
• Oak Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <5>
• Gibsonburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <5>
• Genoa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Woodville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hessville ...

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

Adding Hessville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hessville 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 Hessville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hessville post office opened in 1883.

We also found Hessville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hessville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sandusky County: www.sandusky-county.org/

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