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Welcome to Hoffman ...

Hoffman is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoffman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hoffman is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hoffman: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Hoffman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hoffman - they are located in Illinois, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Hoffman ...

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

  • Kosciusko
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Durant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Goodman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vaiden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ethel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sallis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Auris ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Auris is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoffman ...

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

Adding Hoffman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoffman 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 Hoffman was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoffman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoffman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Hoffman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Hoffman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.