Hanging Rock, Ohio

About Hanging Rock

Set in the southern part of Ohio, Hanging Rock is a tiny community, home to 193 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Hanging Rock holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.56 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 345 residents per square mile.

📰 Hanging Rock News Today

• Lawrence County residents unhappy with data center deal WOWK 13 News · Dec 29
• Backroads and Backstories | Picnic at Hanging Rock/Hecla WSAZ · Jun 10
• An incoming Lawrence County data center divides the community and alarms some residents - WOUB Public Media - WOUB Public Media - · Jan 23
• 'Testing AI workloads': Data Center makes its way to Lawrence County, Ohio - Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston Gazette-Mail · Dec 19
• Pilot’s name released in deadly plane crash; federal investigation underway WSAZ · Apr 17

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What Makes Hanging Rock Unique

• The only place in America named Hanging Rock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Ohio — one of 1,265 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

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