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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 Hobart (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 Hobart. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Hobart is located in Wexford County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wexford County: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Missaukee & Osceola.

Below are the counties that are near Hobart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobart:

  • Wexford County     (The home county of Hobart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Benson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Benson is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Cadillac
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Haring is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
    • Missaukee Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
    • Millersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Millersville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
    • Boon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Boon is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
    • Meauwataka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
      • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
      • Clay Hill
    • Manton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Harrietta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yuma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Yuma is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Benzie County
    • Griner Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
      • Griner Station has also been known as:
      • Print
  • Clare County
    • Lake George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake George is located in Clare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Grand Traverse County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Walton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Walton has also been known as:
      • Walton Junction
    • Summit City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Kingsley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <1>
    • Mayfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Pavlovic Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
  • Kalkaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Fife Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Deibert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Luther
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chase
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nirvana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nirvana is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Peacock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Peacock is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Irons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Idlewild
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Idlewild is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Baldwin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlborough is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
    • Sauble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sauble is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
  • Manistee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Dublin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dublin is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Wellston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Pomona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Brethren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Kaleva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Pogy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
    • Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Missaukee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Stoney Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Corner is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Corner
      • Stoney Corner has also been known as:
      • Stoney Corners
    • McBain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jennings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Falmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Vogel Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
    • Cutcheon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
    • Merritt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Star City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Star City is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Stittsville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
    • Moorestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
  • Newaygo County
    • Hawkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.
    • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
    • Tustin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dighton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Highland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Le Roy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Park Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Dewing's ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
    • Hartwick ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Ashton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Avondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avondale is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Gormer ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gormer is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobart, see our County-by-County Page for Hobart.

Cemeteries Near Hobart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobart.

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 Hobart - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.

  • Green Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hobart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Clam Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin Family Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Larson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cadillac Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1001 <2>
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cadillac.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1125 <2>
  • Burdell Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tustin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hobart had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobart, with the one closest to Hobart listed first.

  • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
  • Benson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Tustin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cadillac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Dighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dighton is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
  • Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lucas is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Missaukee Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
  • Millersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersville is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Le Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boon is located in Wexford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
  • McBain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hartwick ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Meauwataka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
    • Park Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Park Lake is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobart.

Newspapers Published in Hobart ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobart, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobart.

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 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 Hobart:

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>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 Hobart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Hobart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.