Haydenville is an

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and

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(CDP) in southern Green Township, Hocking County,

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. As of the 2020 census the population of the CDP was 337.

History

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Haydenville was founded in 1852. The community was named for Peter Hayden, the original owner of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Haydenville since 1870. Haydenville was the last entirely owned company town in Ohio. Hayden established the Haydenville Mining and Manufacturing Company in 1882. The company owned every house and both stores in town. Employees were paid in scrip that they could only spend at the company store. They could not live there unless they worked there, if employees lost their jobs they also lost their home. Other stores were not allowed to open up in town. Only in the early 1960s, after the company was purchased by National Fireproofing Company, were workers allowed to purchase their homes from the company. In 1973, the community was listed on the

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as a

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under the name of "Haydenville Historic Town." Over 120

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were included in the historic district's .

Geography

Haydenville lies along the

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near

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, southeast of the city of

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, the

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of Hocking County. While most of the CDP is within Green Township, the community extends south into Starr Township. Its elevation is , and it is located at (39.4820130, -82.3282074). Although Haydenville is unincorporated, it has a

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, and a nearby

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. Its ZIP code is 43127.Zip Code Lookup
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, the Haydenville CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.89%, are water.

History

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