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>.
The location of Ho has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
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) - Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Loudon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
- Madisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <5>
- Etowah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Etowah is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Jena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Surprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Vonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vonore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonore
- Vonore is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vonore <5>
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 for Ho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ho post office opened in 1882.
We also found Ho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ho.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |