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Hocking County.

Hocking County has 421.3 square miles of land in Ohio. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Hocking County: Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau, Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau, Loamy High Lime Till Plains.

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The Hocking County Courthouse in w:Logan, Ohio. Contributing property to the Logan Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2010.
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Hocking County Courthouse in w:Logan, Ohio. Contributing property to the Logan Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2010.

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THE SETTINGOhio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS20 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Hocking County on the map

THE HOCKING COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau setting.

Hocking County has 421.3 square miles of land in Ohio. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Hocking County: Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau, Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau, Loamy High Lime Till Plains.

Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.

Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Hocking County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau56.4%
  2. Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau43%
  3. Loamy High Lime Till Plains0.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Eastern Corn Belt Plains in Hocking County

Rolling glacial till plains are interrupted by end moraines and areas of older, more dissected deposits. The historical landscape had more tree cover than the Central Corn Belt to the west.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Hocking County

The atlas lists 20 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Hocking County, including Falls, Perry, Salt Creek. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Hocking County

Hocking County by land and water

The Census records 2.3 square miles of water within Hocking County, or 0.5% of its total area. That share is close to Hocking County’s 0.5%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Hocking County has 11.3 times the land area of nearby Washington township (37.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Athens County, Fairfield County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Ross County, Vinton County within Ohio. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Hocking County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Hocking County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Hocking County. The county includes 20 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau setting

Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau belongs to Western Allegheny Plateau. Does the surveyed tract include valley floor, hillside or both, and how does its road access reach each portion? The wider county also reaches Eastern Corn Belt Plains; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Washington

Washington is 2.9 miles southeast of the Hocking County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Hocking County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON HOCKING COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.4903° N, 82.4834° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Hocking County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Hocking County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau

Explore the agency mapping behind the Western Allegheny Plateau context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Ohio landowner resources

Ohio water-well locator

ODNR’s overview of its interactive water-well mapping service.

ODNR GIS data portal

Official natural-resource mapping and downloadable geographic datasets.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Hocking County.

Washington lies about 2.9 miles southeast of Hocking County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Hocking County in context

NSEWWashington · 2.9 miles1West Logan · 4.4 miles2Falls · 5 miles3Laurel · 5 miles4Logan · 5.3 miles5Benton · 6.9 miles6OUTER RING: 6.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Washington2.9 mi · legal township
  2. 2
    West Logan4.4 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Falls5 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Laurel5 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Logan5.3 mi · city
  6. 6
    Benton6.9 mi · legal township
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Ohio; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Bentonlegal township
Buchtelvillage
Carbon Hillcensus-designated place
Fallslegal township
Good Hopelegal township
Greenlegal township
Haydenvillecensus-designated place
Hide-A-Way Hillscensus-designated place
Laurellegal township
Laurelvillevillage
Logancity
Marionlegal township
Murray Cityvillage
Perrylegal township
Rockbridgecensus-designated place
Salt Creeklegal township
Starrlegal township
Wardlegal township
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Hocking County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Hocking County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Hocking County. Hocking County’s 421.3 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau describe all of Hocking County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Ohio/Kentucky Carboniferous Plateau is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Washington as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.9 miles southeast of Hocking County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Hocking County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

GREAT LAND. GOOD PEOPLE.

Your land in Hocking County.
Your next chapter.

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