Hobart Mills, California
Encyclopedia
Hobart Mills is a former settlement in Nevada County
, California
. It is situated at an elevation of 5880 ft (1,792.2 m) above sea level
.
The town is named after Walter Hobart, Sr. who operated a sawmill
in the area at the end of the 20th century.
There was a post office in the town during the peiod of 1900 through 1938.
The politician, Patrick J. Hillings
, was born in Hobart Mills.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is situated at an elevation of 5880 ft (1,792.2 m) above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
.
The town is named after Walter Hobart, Sr. who operated a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
in the area at the end of the 20th century.
There was a post office in the town during the peiod of 1900 through 1938.
The politician, Patrick J. Hillings
Patrick J. Hillings
Patrick Jerome Hillings was a Republican U.S. Representative from California who succeeded Richard M. Nixon in Congress...
, was born in Hobart Mills.