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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 Hobson (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 Hobson. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Hobson is located in Karnes County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Karnes County: Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales & Wilson.

Below are the counties that are near Hobson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobson:

  • Karnes County     (The home county of Hobson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Falls City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Panna Maria
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
    • Karnes City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawelekville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Helena is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Coy City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Coy City is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Kenedy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flaccus ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
    • Ecleto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gillett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Runge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Atascosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Fashing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Peggy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Black Hill is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hill
    • McCoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • McCoy is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • Campbellton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coughran
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Coughran is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coughran
    • Verdi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
    • Pleasanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Bee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tulsita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tulsita is located in Bee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Pettus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Tuleta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bexar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Elmendorf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Nordheim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Yorktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Gonzales County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Nixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <1>
    • Dewville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dewville is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewville
    • Smiley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.
    • Poth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Poth is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <1>
    • Kosciusko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Plummer Crossing ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Plummer Crossing is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Crossing
    • Three Oaks ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
    • Ridout ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridout is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridout
    • Dewees
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dewees is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees
    • Sunnyside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Denhawken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Denhawken is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
    • Darilek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Darilek is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darilek
    • Floresville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loma Vista ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Loma Vista is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Vista
    • Stockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grass Pond Colony ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Grass Pond Colony is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Pond Colony

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobson, see our County-by-County Page for Hobson.

Cemeteries Near Hobson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobson.

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 Hobson - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.

  • Mueller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewees Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewees Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dewees Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Poth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968779 <3>
  • Escondido Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenedy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
    • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kenedy City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <3>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Fashing Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Runge Latin American Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Hobson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobson, with the one closest to Hobson listed first.

  • Cestohowa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cestohowa is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestohowa
  • Panna Maria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Karnes City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Floresville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Runge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stockdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sutherland Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairview
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Calaveras
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Calaveras is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calaveras
  • Pettus
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Verdi
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Verdi is located in Atascosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Charco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Charco is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Kicaster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kicaster is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicaster

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobson.

Newspapers Published in Hobson ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hobson:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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.