Little Hocking, Ohio
census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio, United States
Little Hocking is a census-designated place in southern Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45742. The population of the CDP was 244 at the 2020 census.
Little Hocking lies along the Ohio River south of Marietta. It sits at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with State Route 124 and County Road 26, where the Little Hocking River meets the Ohio River.
History
Little Hocking was platted in 1875, although a settlement had existed there for years prior. A post office has been in operation at Little Hocking since 1824. The community took its name from the nearby Little Hocking River.
“Little Hocking, Ohio” enters the record as census-designated place in Washington County, Ohio, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Little, Hocking and Ohio can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3472722. VIAF identifies the subject as 154802180. The Library of Congress control number is n82252416. Authority coordinates are 39.261, -81.700. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1875 and 1824.
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