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Welcome to Hobart ...

Hobart is located in Wexford County<1>.

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

Hobart is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hobart: 231

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), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

  • Cadillac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McBain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Luther
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tustin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harrietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol

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 1876. The Hobart post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wexford, 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/