Hobart Mills, California
Former settlement in California, United States
39°40′00″N 120°18′00″W / 39.66667°N 120.30000°W / 39.66667; -120.30000Hobart Mills is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 5,880 ft (1,790 m) above sea level.[1]
The town is named after Walter Scott Hobart, Sr. who operated a sawmill in the area since 1897.[2] Hobart was a leading lumberman in the Lake Tahoe district from the 1860s until his death in 1892.[3]
There was a post office in the town during the period of 1900 through 1938.[4]
The politician Patrick J. Hillings was born in Hobart Mills.[5]
References
- ^ "Populated Place in Nevada County, California, USA". placenames.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ Richards, Gordon (June 19, 2007). "Building the new town of Hobart Mills". sierrasun.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 166. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.
- ^ "Hobart Mills 1912 4a-bar 1900-1938 PC". postalhistory.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Hobart Mills: Patrick J. Hillings 1923". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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