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Welcome to Little Hocking ...

Little Hocking is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Hocking, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Little Hocking is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Little Hocking: 740 & 220<3>

The ZIP code for Little Hocking: 45742<4>

Communities near Little Hocking ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
  • Belpre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <5>
  • Williamstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Coolville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterhill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Amesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lubeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Hocking ...

Looking for more information about Little Hocking? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Little Hocking, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Little Hocking.

Adding Little Hocking to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Little Hocking post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Hocking.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Hocking - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Little Hocking area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Little Hocking area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Little Hocking). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Little Hocking or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/