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Welcome to Hackney ...

Hackney is located in Washington County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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.

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 near Hackney ...

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

  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Canonsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Monessen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • California
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Monongahela
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleroi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Bentleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Hackney was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hackney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania'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 Hackney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.