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Welcome to Hotchkiss ...

Hotchkiss is located in Raleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hotchkiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Hotchkiss is 1,680 feet [512 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: 304 & 681<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 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.

  • Beckley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mullens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mabscott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oceana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northfork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Keystone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

From that list, the Hotchkiss post office opened in 1904. The Hotchkiss post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hotchkiss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hotchkiss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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>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/