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Welcome to Hobson ...

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

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

Hobson would have been located within present day Tucker County<2>.


The location of Hobson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hobson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hobson is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hobson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hobson would have been located in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Hobson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hobson - they are located in Alabama (3), Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hobson ...

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

  • Elkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Belington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rowlesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Tucker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <6>
  • Junior
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Newburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Hobson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hobson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hobson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hobson post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hobson.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hobson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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