Hanging Rock Ohio Map

About Hanging Rock, Ohio

Hanging Rock is a locality in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 141.7 people per km². Hanging Rock is located at 38.5601°N, 82.7210°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hanging Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45638.

Hanging Rock occupies a narrow shelf of land where the earth rises to meet the sky in a series of steep, wooded inclines. It lies 2.6 miles northwest of Ironton, OH (from Ironton, OH: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Ashland. The landscape finds its definition in the persistent flow of Osborne Run, which carves a path through the terrain as it descends toward the river basin. Long Bridge Hollow embraces the settlement, creating a deep, sheltered pocket where the shadows lengthen early in the afternoon, casting the surrounding slopes into a deep, bruised shade of violet. To the east, the jagged silhouette of Tick Ridge dominates the horizon, while the verdant expanse of Wayne National Forest provides a dense, unyielding backdrop of oak and hickory that breathes against the edge of the residential grid.

Hanging Rock bears the marks of a century defined by the heavy labor of iron furnaces and the steady extraction of mineral wealth that once fueled the regional engine. The economy, having long moved past the era of charcoal-fired stacks, now persists in a quiet, deliberate rhythm that mirrors the slow movement of the water toward the nearby Pine Creek Structure Number Eight Reservoir. While the industrial fervor has softened into the patina of weathered brick and reclaimed ground, the character of Hanging Rock remains anchored in the resilience of its inhabitants. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the smell of damp soil after a spring rain and the way the autumn light catches the rusted remnants of the past, holding the history of the valley in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely present.

About This Hanging Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hanging Rock, Ohio. Coordinates: 38.56008, -82.720998. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hanging Rock includes the ZIP code (45638), telephone area code (937), county seat of Lawrence County (Ironton), and school district assignment (Rock Hill Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.