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Welcome to Hemlock ...

Hemlock is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hemlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Hemlock is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hemlock: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Hemlock ...

While we believe that this Hemlock is located in Jackson County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Hemlock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette and Upshur County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 22 communities that are also named Hemlock - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hemlock ...

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

  • Ravenswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ripley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Middleport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pomeroy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
  • New Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Racine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
  • Hartford City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartford City is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Reedy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 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 Hemlock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hemlock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hemlock ...

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

Adding Hemlock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hemlock 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 (so far) for Hemlock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hemlock post office opened in 1859. The Hemlock post office closed in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hemlock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hemlock - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hemlock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hemlock 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>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/