Oak Hill Ohio Map

About Oak Hill, Ohio

Oak Hill is a locality in Knox County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,407. The population density is 427.4 people per km². Oak Hill is located at 38.8973°N, 82.5693°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oak Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 43014, 45656.

Oak Hill emerges from the quiet intersection of heavy clay earth and the persistent, low-slung movement of the Flat Run. It lies 13.0 miles east of Mount Vernon, OH (from Mount Vernon, OH: bearing 84°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-southeast of Apple Valley. The landscape hums with the damp, cool respiration of the Appalachian foothills, where the horizon is defined by the shadowed, rugged spine of Rabbit Ridge to the east. Water shapes the immediate surroundings, spilling over the limestone ledges of Grove Falls just a short distance away, while the expansive, still surface of Mohawk Reservoir holds the gray-blue light of afternoon in its basin. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and minerals, a reminder of the deep, subterranean weight of the ground that supports the town’s foundations.

Oak Hill bears the marks of a history built upon the extraction of resources and the steady labor of the kiln and the furnace. The local economy, historically tethered to the rhythmic demands of industry and the patient cycles of agriculture, reflects a resilience forged in the quietude of Tager Valley. Residents maintain a steady, unadorned pace, moving through days marked by the shifting shadows of the nearby ridges and the proximity of the water at Mohawk Reservoir. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape offers a sprawling, quiet permanence, where the influence of the regional industrial legacy meets the slow, natural reclamation of the land. Oak Hill remains a place where the stillness of the inland plains is punctuated by the persistent, soft turbulence of the creek beds and the changing colors of the canopy.

About This Oak Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Hill, Ohio. Coordinates: 38.897295, -82.569345. 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 Oak Hill includes the ZIP code (43014, 45656), telephone area code (614, 937), county seat of Knox County (Mount Vernon), and school district assignment (Oak Hill Union 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.