Hobsonville | |
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Coordinates: 45°32′56″N 123°54′07″W / 45.54889°N 123.90194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Tillamook |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1121860 [1] |
Hobsonville is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. [1] Although it is considered a ghost town, it is still classified as a populated place by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Hobsonville is on the east shore of Tillamook Bay, about 2 miles south of Garibaldi via U.S. Route 101 or about a mile from Garibaldi across Miami Cove. [2] [3]
The community was named after pioneer John Hobson, who was one of the founders of the local salmon cannery. [4] Hobsonville once had an economy based on lumber and the salmon cannery–the Tillamook Packing Company–which began operating in 1884. [5] [6] Hobsonville also had a hotel and a creamery, and was a stop on the Tillamook Bay and Pacific Railway and Navigation Co. Railroad. [5] Hobsonville post office ran from 1883 to 1913. [4] According to Oregon: End of the Trail, nearby Hobsonville Point that extends into Tillamook Bay was named Talapus Cradle by the local Native Americans because of its resemblance to a cradleboard. [7] [8] The point was also once known as Driscoll Point. [9]
By 1930, Hobsonville was the home of several elderly Tillamook and Nehalem women, who talked with May Edel, an assistant to anthropologist Franz Boas. [10] By 1940 the townsite was overgrown by alder trees but several buildings and the unoccupied hotel building remained. [7] Shortly before 1940 the remains of the Smith lumber mill were washed into the bay. [7] [9]