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Hobson

Ghost town · Rapides County, Louisiana

Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Lecompte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hobson is a ghost town in Rapides County, Louisiana. It is one of 19 former communities in Rapides County on the federal names register. No county in Louisiana has more among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hobson as a historical populated place on the Lecompte topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.0305° N, 92.4487° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLecompte
Elevation97 ft
Nearest living townForest Hill, LA
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID551717
Coordinates31.03047, -92.44875

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What's there now

Hobson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Forest Hill, LA (population 797), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 97 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hobson?

Hobson is in Rapides County, Louisiana, at 31.0305, -92.4487.

How many ghost towns are in Rapides County?

Rapides County, Louisiana has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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