Welcome to Hoffman ...

Hoffman is located in Holmes County<1>.

The location of Hoffman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Hoffman is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hoffman is located in the (662) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <4>
• Durant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Goodman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Vaiden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
• Ethel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• West
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Sallis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• Hesterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Hesterville is located in Attala County
• Acona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
  • Acona is located in Holmes County

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 for Hoffman was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoffman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoffman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/