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Smock

Ghost town · Hocking County, Ohio

Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Zaleski quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Smock is a ghost town in Hocking County, Ohio. It is one of 16 former communities in Hocking County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Smock as a historical populated place on the New Plymouth topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.4087° N, 82.4943° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Plymouth
Elevation1,054 ft
Nearest living townWest Logan, OH
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067406
Coordinates39.40868, -82.49432

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What's there now

Smock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Logan, OH (population 537), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,054 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Smock?

Smock is in Hocking County, Ohio, at 39.4087, -82.4943.

How many ghost towns are in Hocking County?

Hocking County, Ohio has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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