Near Rotan in Fisher County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hobbs Cemetery

Photographed by Larry D. Moore, December 4, 2018

1. Hobbs Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Settlers began moving into this area of Fisher County in the early 1880s. The community that developed became known as Hobbs when Roby postmaster Vachel Hobbs Anderson suggested his middle name for the new post office here. In the early 1900s, area residents Robert and Ann Hayter donated land at this site for the cemetery to serve the growing settlement. The first burial was for Indiana native Thomas J. Bone (1833-1906). Hobbs later developed north near a new school site, but Hobbs Cemetery remains as a reminder of the community's early history.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2501.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 45.8′ N, 100° 35.188′ W. Marker is near Rotan, Texas, in Fisher County. It is on Farm to Market Road 611 0.3 miles south of County Road 340, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rotan TX 79546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hobbs Independent School District (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greene Springs and Site of Archeological Discoveries (approx. 7 miles away); Former Townsite of Wheat (approx. 11½ miles away); Pyron, Texas (approx. 12.6 miles away); St. John's Catholic Church

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(approx. 13½ miles away); Hermleigh (approx. 13½ miles away).

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Photographed by Larry D. Moore, December 4, 2018

2. Hobbs Cemetery Marker Area

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2018, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.