Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Hobson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hobson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
- Wylam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
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- Ensley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
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- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Dolomite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Collins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Jefferson County
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- Hillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
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- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- Powderly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powderly is located in Jefferson County
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- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
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- Ware
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
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- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
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- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Woodward Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Oxmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
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- Blue Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
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- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sloss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sloss is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Old Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
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- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- East Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Vanderbilt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
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- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Blossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blossburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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