| Hobsonville | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tillamook |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 131 |
| Coordinates: | 45.5489°N -123.9019°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1121860 |
Hobsonville is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Although it is considered a ghost town, it is still classified as a populated place by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Hobsonville is on the east shore of Tillamook Bay, about 2 miles south of Garibaldi via U.S. Route 101 or about a mile from Garibaldi across Miami Cove.[1] [2]
The community was named after pioneer John Hobson, who was one of the founders of the local salmon cannery.[3] Hobsonville once had an economy based on lumber and the salmon cannery–the Tillamook Packing Company–which began operating in 1884.[4] [5] Hobsonville also had a hotel and a creamery, and was a stop on the Tillamook Bay and Pacific Railway and Navigation Co. Railroad.[4] Hobsonville post office ran from 1883 to 1913.[3] According to Oregon: End of the Trail, nearby Hobsonville Point that extends into Tillamook Bay was named Talapus Cradle by the local Native Americans because of its resemblance to a cradleboard.[6] [7] The point was also once known as Driscoll Point.[8]
By 1930, Hobsonville was the home of several elderly Tillamook and Nehalem women, who talked with May Edel, an assistant to anthropologist Franz Boas.[9] By 1940 the townsite was overgrown by alder trees but several buildings and the unoccupied hotel building remained.[6] Shortly before 1940 the remains of the Smith lumber mill were washed into the bay.[6] [8]
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