Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Hobson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hobson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
- West Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Middleport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Bradbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Maggie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maggie is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Minersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Rutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
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- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Langsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Bulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County
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- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Gallia County
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- Racine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hanesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanesville
- Eno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
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- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Antiquity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Kingsbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hobson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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