Welcome to Hobgood ...

The town of Hobgood is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobgood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hobgood has a population of 318 people<3> (see below for details).

Hobgood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hobgood is located in the (252) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hobgood had an population of 318 people. This is a decrease of 8.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hobgood had a population of 348 people. This makes Hobgood the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 348 people, the population of Hobgood decreased 13.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 404 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hobgood.

Communities Also Named Hobgood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hobgood - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Hobgood ...

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

• Tarboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <5>
• Enfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <5>
• Princeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Scotland Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Neck
  • Scotland Neck is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland Neck <5>
• Bethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• Robersonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
  • Robersonville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <5>
• Rich Square
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <5>
• Whitakers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
  • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <5>
• Lewiston Woodville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
  • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
• Battleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleboro
  • Battleboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battleboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobgood ...

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

Adding Hobgood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobgood 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 Hobgood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hobgood post office opened in 1885.

We also found Hobgood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobgood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/