Welcome to Hotchkiss ...
Hotchkiss is located in Bath County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hotchkiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Hotchkiss is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hotchkiss lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hotchkiss: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Hotchkiss ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hotchkiss - they are located in Alberta, Colorado (2), Montana and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hotchkiss.
Communities near Hotchkiss ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hotchkiss.
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Lexington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Clifton Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
- Craigsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
- Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Yost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Bath Alum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Kerrs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerrs Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <4>
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 Hotchkiss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hotchkiss.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hotchkiss. 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 Hotchkiss.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hotchkiss. See our Newspapers Page for Hotchkiss.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hotchkiss ...
Looking for more information about Hotchkiss? 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 Hotchkiss, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hotchkiss.
Adding Hotchkiss to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hotchkiss 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 Hotchkiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hotchkiss post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hotchkiss.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hotchkiss. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hotchkiss - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hotchkiss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hotchkiss area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |