Welcome to Bobville ...

Bobville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bobville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bobville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Bobville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bobville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Bobville ...

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

• Conroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Tomball
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <4>
• Navasota
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Willis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Panorama Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Magnolia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Montgomery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Stagecoach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Plantersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <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 Bobville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bobville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bobville. 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 Bobville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bobville ...

Looking for more information about Bobville? 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 Bobville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bobville.

Adding Bobville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bobville 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 Bobville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bobville post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bobville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/