Welcome to Hoges Chapel ...

Hoges Chapel is located in Giles County<1>.

The location of Hoges Chapel has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoges Chapel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Hoges Chapel is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hoges Chapel: (540)

Communities near Hoges Chapel ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Christiansburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Radford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Pearisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Narrows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
• Rich Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
• Peterstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Oakvale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoges Chapel ...

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

Adding Hoges Chapel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hoges Chapel post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoges Chapel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

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