Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Hobart |
See Piney. |
| Hobbsville |
community in S Gates County. Alt. 40. |
| Hobbton |
community in N Sampson County near Wards Swamp. A post office operated there, 1881-1904. |
| Hobby Branch |
rises in SE Alamance County and flows S into Haw River. |
| Hobby Hole, The |
a deep hole in Contentnea Creek approx. 3 mi. below Ruffin's (formerly Peacock's) Bridge SE of Stantonsburg on the Greene-Wilson county line. Traditionally reputed to be "bottomless." Its max. depth in 1923 was only 58 ft; by 1955 it had largely filled up. |
| Hobgood |
town in S Halifax County. Inc. 1891. Appears as Hobgood on Gilmer map, 1863. Named for local Hobgood family. Alt. 91. |
| Hobson Branch |
rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Ivy Creek. |
| Hobson Creek |
rises in N Mitchell County and flows S into Little Rock Creek. |
| Hobton |
community in N Sampson County served by post office, 1881-1904. |
| Hobucken |
community on S Goose Creek Island, NE Pamlico County. Originally known as Jones Bay; renamed for Hoboken, N.J., to which large shipments of Irish potatoes were once sent. See also Secotaoc. |