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Welcome to Hoskins ...

Hoskins is located on the Gulf Coast.

Hoskins is located in Brazoria County<1>.

Hoskins is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Hoskins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hoskins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hoskins - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina and Oregon.

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

Communities near Hoskins ...

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

  • Alvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
  • Lake Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Angleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Fe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clute is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <3>
  • Hitchcock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Danbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoskins ...

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

Adding Hoskins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoskins 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 (so far) for Hoskins was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoskins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoskins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.