Welcome to Hemlock ...Hemlock is located in Upshur County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hemlock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. Hemlock is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hemlock is about ½ mile above sea level. 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 Upshur County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Hemlock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette and Jackson 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.
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> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hemlock. Footnotes ...
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