Welcome to Hobbs ...Hobbs is located in Bullitt County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobbs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. Hobbs is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Hobbs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Hobbs (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Hobbs: 502 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), Indiana, 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.
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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hobbs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Hobbs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobbs. Footnotes ...
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