Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hobson City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hobson City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hobson City is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Hobson City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobson City:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Hobson City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Cobb Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Anniston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Blue Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Saks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- De Armanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Bera ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Ball Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Spring Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Elder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Haynes Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Barfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Chambers Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Harkins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Cragford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Abel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hollis Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Heflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Micaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Grantley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Fruithurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hightower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Muscadine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ranburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Cobb City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Pilgrims Rest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burns Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Hokes Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rainbow City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- East Gadsden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Gadsden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Attalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Christiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Morrison Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Ofelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Rockdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Ragland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seddon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Coal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Avondale Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Cropwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Grant Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Ironaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Talladega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Chandler Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobson City, see our County-by-County Page for Hobson City.
Cemeteries Near Hobson City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobson City.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hobson City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobson City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Oxford Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- The Coldwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coldwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262899 <2>
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Oxford.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786988 <2>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lloyds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Hobson City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobson City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobson City, with the one closest to Hobson City listed first.
- Oxford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Anniston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Silver Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Kentuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Blue Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Jenifer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenifer is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenifer
- De Armanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Bera ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leatherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Munford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopeful is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobson City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobson City.
Newspapers Published in Hobson City ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobson City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobson City, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobson City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hobson City:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hobson City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hobson City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |