Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hobbs Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hobbs Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Hobbs Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Hobbs Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hobbs Hill may originally have been Hobb's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hobbs Hill might be written as Hobb Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hobbs Hill is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Hobbs Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobbs Hill:
- Grundy County (The home county of Hobbs Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Lankford Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- White City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Sartain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Coalmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Pailo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Ruthledge Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Stephenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Forest Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Southgate Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Sand Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Greenhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Estill Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sal City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Winchester Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Signal Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Walden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Summertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Fountain Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Midvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Valley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Falling Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whitwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Condra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orme
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Richard City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Vulcan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Cartwright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Center Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Chalybeate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Viola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Morrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Long Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eliza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Rash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Higdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Cole City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobbs Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hobbs Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hobbs Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobbs Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hobbs Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobbs Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Hobbs Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tracy City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gregg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clouse Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (660 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burkett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lappin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Hobbs Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobbs Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobbs Hill, with the one closest to Hobbs Hill listed first.
- Tracy City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Whitwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Sequatchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sequatchie is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequatchie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shirleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Beersheba Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobbs Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobbs Hill.
Newspapers Published in Hobbs Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobbs Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobbs Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobbs Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hobbs Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- Jackson County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Hobbs Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hobbs Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |