Hobart’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Hobart. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHobart is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,767 at the 2020 census. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Hobart ranks 31st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked. The Hobart area was first settled by loggers in 1879, and originally known as "Vine Maple Valley". The name was changed when deemed too long by the Post Office. The Hobart Post Office was first opened May 9, 1903 with William Sidebotham as first postmaster. A coal mine also operated in the area as late as 1947.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,221 to 6,767 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hobart yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hobart’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hobart’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHobart, Washington, ca. 1912, c. 1912: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hobart, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Hobart, Washington, ca. 1912 (c. 1912) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.