The City of Hoschton is a small community and wonderful place to call home. It is located just off Interstate 85 in Jackson County in north Georgia, about 35 miles northeast of the Atlanta perimeter. Jackson County is included in the 30 fastest growing counties in the country yet offers an abundance of open spaces and unspoiled views of the state's Piedmont Region - just south of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our climate is moderate, pleasant, and enjoyable for a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Our city mixes the advantage of small town living and the convenience of being less than 45 minutes from urban areas such as Athens, Gainesville and metro Atlanta for shopping, dining and entertainment.
Hoschton is also located in three different counties, Gwinnett, Jackson and Barrow counties. Hoschton is quickly becoming "that" city that everyone has heard of someone moving there but doesn't no where it is.
Located just north of Dacula (Northeast of Atlanta) and sharing it's downtown area with the city of Braselton, Hoschton offers affordability, convenience and some of the best schools in Georgia, Mill Creek High School Cluster.
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HISTORY OF HOSCHTON
In 1865, Hoschton began at the present-day intersection of State Road 53 and Peachtree Road, about one-half mile south of the present-day City Square. At this location, the three pioneering brothers named J.R., R.A. and William Hosch, for whom the City is named, built the first store. The J.E. Hill home was constructed on the same site in 1913 and later purchased by Dr. L.C. Allen and his son and served as the Allen Clinic and Hospital from 1930 to 1954. Today, the home is a private residence and still serves as a beautiful reminder of by-gone days. 
In 1878, a railroad was being built to run from Gainesville through Jefferson to Athens. Soon afterwards, stock was sold to connect the railroad at Belmont and to extend it to Monroe. While the railroad was being constructed south from Gainesville, the Hosch brothers secured the right-of-way for the railroad to run through the community and built the present-day Depot in 1883 to serve the needs of the new railroad.
In 1880, J.R and R.A. Hosch decided to start a town and had the community surveyed. The survey established the city limits as three-quarters of a mile in every direction from the Depot. As a result, city lots began to be sold on December 21, 1881. The Hosch Brothers bought and donated property for the use of Hoschton citizens that would be used for the city square, streets, railroad right-of-way, church, school, Rockwell Lodge and city cemetery. 
In 1884, the first public school was built just west of the City Square on West Broad Street. It was one of the first graded schools in this part of the state and at times had between 25 - 30 boarding pupils. The first class graduated in 1903 and included well-known Hoschtonians Bertha Hosch Freeman and Ruth Hosch Darby. The school site is the present-day location of the Masonic-Rockwell Lodge.
Around 1885, two milestones occurred: the first church was built for the use of all denominations and the first industry - a tannery, harness and collar shop was established by the DeLaPerriere and Brandon Corporation.
The City was incorporated in 1891 and the charter signed by Governor William J. Northern. The first elected Mayor of Hoschton was George Adams, and the first elected City Council included J.W. Darby, John Smith, Dr. L.C. Allen, John Chestnut and C.P. Garrison.
In 1918, citizens responded to the need for a larger, more modern school and raised funds by borrowing and selling bonds. As a result, the Longview and Hoschton schools were consolidated to create the new Hoschton Elementary School. Today, that original elementary school building, located at the intersection of State Road 53 and Industrial Boulevard, is the headquarters of a privately owned business.
