Welcome to Hockley ...

Hockley is located in King and Queen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hockley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Hockley is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hockley is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Hockley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Hockley: This one is located in King and Queen County and the other is located in Gloucester County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Hockley - they are located in Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Hockley ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• West Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Urbanna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Plum Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
• Adner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Adner is located in Gloucester County
• Glenns
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
• Romancoke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Romancoke is located in King William County
• Ark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Ark is located in Gloucester County
• Norge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
  • Norge is located in James City County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norge <4>
• Barlows Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
  • Barlows Corner is located in York County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hockley ...

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

Adding Hockley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hockley 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 Hockley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hockley post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hockley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/