Welcome to Hackney ...

Hackney is located in Washington County<1>.

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

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

Hackney is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Hackney ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hackney, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hackney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hackney - they are located in Kansas (2), Missouri, Montana (2), North Carolina (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hackney ...

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

• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Canonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Monessen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• California
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Monongahela
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>
• Charleroi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <4>
• Waynesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <4>
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Bentleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <4>
• Brownsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hackney ...

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

Adding Hackney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hackney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/