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HOCKING

COUNTY,

OHIO

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An Introduction
Hocking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 28,241. The County was formed by an Act of the Ohio General Assembly on March 1, 1818. Its county seat is Logan ⁶. Its name is from the Hocking River, the origins of which are disputed but is said to be a Delaware Indian word meaning "bottle river". The Hocking River flows through the County, which was once claimed by the Wyandot Indians. These native Americans called themselves the " Lenne-Lanape or real people. Hockhocking in their native tongue meant " bottleneck". The Hockhocking River, renamed the Hocking River , flows down narrow gorges				and over water falls into wide channels, looking like the shape of a bottle neck. Hocking County is known for its natural beauty. With its lush forest, falls, and rock formations, it is a tourist paradise. Surrounding the small town of South Bloomingville, in Benton Township, which lies eleven miles west of the county seat of Logan, are the " Hocking Hills State Park's ". The Hocking Hills State Parks consist of " Old Man's Cave, Ash Cave, Conkles Hollow, The Rock House State Park and Cedar Falls". Hocking County is one of 88 counties in Ohio. The estimated population in 2004 was 28,838.

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	Hocking County, OH Family Surnames *The following are surnames of persons, found within our* *databases, who were either born, married or died in this county.*
	McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families
Lane; McVicker; Ross
	Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

	Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

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	Hocking County, OH Genealogy Information Websites The following are links to websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county.


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Website & Webpages We Like Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Free Genealogy Search Help For Google Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA		Genealogy Forum: U.S. States Family Search, IGI Batches, Localities Genealogy.com: Resources by county

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Hocking County, OH

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