Welcome to Hobbieville ...

Hobbieville is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Hobbieville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobbieville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Hobbieville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hobbieville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Hobbieville (for example, toward Russellville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Hobbieville: (812)

Communities near Hobbieville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hobbieville.

• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Ellettsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Worthington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
• Odon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
  • Odon is located in Davies's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
• Oolitic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Switz City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switz City
  • Switz City is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Switz City <4>
• Newberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
• Crane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hobbieville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hobbieville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hobbieville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobbieville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobbieville. See our Newspapers Page for Hobbieville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobbieville ...

Looking for more information about Hobbieville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hobbieville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hobbieville.

Adding Hobbieville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobbieville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hobbieville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hobbieville post office opened in 1840.

We also found Hobbieville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobbieville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hobbieville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov