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History · Hide-A-Way Hills

Half of Hide-A-Way Hills’ homes were built after 1977

Most of Hide-A-Way Hills was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1907 on.

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What stands out about Hide-A-Way Hills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hide-A-Way Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19074 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1992. Watch Hide-A-Way Hills change.
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Hide-A-Way Hills on the map, 1907 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hide-A-Way Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hide-A-Way Hills on the 1907 USGS mapHide-A-Way Hills on the 1961 USGS mapHide-A-Way Hills on the 1975 USGS mapHide-A-Way Hills on the 1992 USGS map1907Logan sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hide-A-Way Hills.

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How Hide-A-Way Hills came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hide-A-Way Hills.

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Hide-A-Way Hills is a residential lake community located in the scenic Hocking Hills of southeastern Ohio. Established in 1961, the development was designed as a gated retreat offering both permanent residences and vacation homes, surrounded by natural beauty. It spans 1,730 acres of wooded terrain, rolling hills, and lakes, providing a secluded environment for its residents.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.