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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hocking. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hocking to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hocking, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hocking (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hocking. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Hocking is historic, it would have been located within present day Athens County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hocking. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hocking:
- Athens County (The home county of Hocking)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Carbondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Armitage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Alice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kyger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Candy Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Union Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- New Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Murray City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Wellston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Pattonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Point Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuppers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Wrightstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Deavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Stockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- New Straitsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Decaturville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Napier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- West Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hocking, see our County-by-County Page for Hocking.
Cemeteries Near Hocking ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hocking.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hocking - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hocking covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Hewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Judd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Connett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (719 more) ...
- Marshfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Hocking in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hocking.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hocking, with the one closest to Hocking listed first.
- Carbondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Mineral
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Ingham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingham is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- Glen Ebon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ebon is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ebon
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hamley Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Starr
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starr is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Grosvenor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grosvenor is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Buchtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Haydenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hocking. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hocking.
Newspapers Published in Hocking ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hocking.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hocking, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hocking.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hocking:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Hocking, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hocking) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |