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Welcome to Hobart ...

Hobart is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobart, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Hobart is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hobart (for example, toward Winfield (TN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hobart: 606

Communities Also Named Hobart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hobart - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hobart ...

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

  • Thompsons Store
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Burkesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Celina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Celina is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>
  • Byrdstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
    • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
  • Browns Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
  • Ida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Dougan Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
  • Static
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobart ...

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

Adding Hobart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobart 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 (so far) for Hobart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hobart post office opened in 1898. The Hobart post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hobart - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/