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Welcome to Hocking ...

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.

Hocking would have been located within present day Athens County<2>.

The pronunciation of Hocking: HAH-king<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hocking, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hocking is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Hocking was located: 740 & 220<5>

Communities Also Named Hocking ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Hocking: This one is located in Athens County and the other is located in Fairfield County.

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

Communities near Hocking ...

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

  • Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Logan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Nelsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Glouster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McArthur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Straitsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shawnee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Corning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Hocking to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hocking 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 Hocking was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hocking.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Hocking. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hocking - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Hocking area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Hocking area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.