Hobbs, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Hobbs is located in Indiana
Hobbs
Hobbs
Hobbs is located in the United States
Hobbs
Hobbs
Coordinates: 40°17′06″N 85°57′10″W / 40.28500°N 85.95278°W / 40.28500; -85.95278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipMadison
Elevation
[1]
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46047
FIPS code18-34168[2]
GNIS feature ID2830558[1]

Hobbs is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Hobbs was founded in 1878 by Henderson Hobbs. He built his farm just next to the Lake Erie & Western Railroad that ran through the area.[3] A Christian church was founded in 1884. They converted an old school house turned blacksmith shop into a church in 1896. A new building was constructed in 1911.[4] A Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in the community in 1909 after separating from the church in Windfall.[5] As of 1914, Hobbs had a population of 200. During that time, mills for flour and wood were the primary economic drivers.[3]

The post office at Hobbs has been in operation since 1876.[6]

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Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hobbs, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b Pershing, p. 82
  4. ^ Pershing, p. 202-203
  5. ^ Pershing, p. 199
  6. ^ "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

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