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Welcome to Bobbittville ...

So far, we found very little information about Bobbittville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bobbittville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bobbittville, please Contact Us.

Bobbittville was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bobbittville would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bobbittville is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bobbittville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bobbittville was located: 936

Communities near Bobbittville ...

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

  • Crockett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rusk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
  • Grapeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elkhart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
  • Wells
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kennard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Latexo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Belott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City

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

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

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

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 Bobbittville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bobbittville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.