Hobart Mills, California
Hobart 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.
The town is named after Walter Scott Hobart, Sr. who operated a sawmill in the area since 1897. Hobart was a leading lumberman in the Lake Tahoe district from the 1860s until his death in 1892.
There was a post office in the town during the period of 1900 through 1938.
The politician Patrick J. Hillings was born in Hobart Mills.
References
- ^ "Populated Place in Nevada County, California, USA". placenames.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ Richards, Gordon (June 19, 2007). "Building the new town of Hobart Mills". sierrasun.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ 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 May 27, 2009.
- ^ "Hobart Mills: Patrick J. Hillings 1923". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.