Official Name: | Hobbs, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hobbs |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tipton |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Madison |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.285°N -85.9528°W |
Elevation Ft: | 866 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46047 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-34168[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830558 |
Hobbs is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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.[2] 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.[3] A Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in the community in 1909 after separating from the church in Windfall.[4] As of 1914, Hobbs had a population of 200. During that time, mills for flour and wood were the primary economic drivers.[2]
The post office at Hobbs has been in operation since 1876.[5]