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Welcome to Ho ...

So far, we found very little information about Ho. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ho, please Contact Us.

Ho would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ho is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ho (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Websites for Ho ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Ho ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Loudon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Etowah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
  • Jena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jena is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
  • Surprise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Vonore
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Ho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ho.

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

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

Adding Ho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ho in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ho post office opened in 1882. The Ho post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ho.

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 Ho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/