Welcome to Hobbs ...

Hobbs is located in Tipton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobbs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Hobbs is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hobbs is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Hobbs: 46047<4>

Communities Also Named Hobbs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hobbs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hobbs.

Communities near Hobbs ...

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

• Noblesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <5>
• Kokomo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Anderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <5>
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Elwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <5>
• Cicero
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <5>
• Tipton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Alexandria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Sheridan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Fairmount
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <5>

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 Hobbs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hobbs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobbs ...

Looking for more information about Hobbs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hobbs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hobbs.

Adding Hobbs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobbs 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 Hobbs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hobbs post office opened in 1876.

We also found Hobbs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobbs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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