Editing Hobart, New York (section)

===19th century===
In 1828, the [[United States Postal Service]] requested that the village rename to avoid confusion with the more populated village of [[Waterville, New York]]. The name Hobart was selected to honor [[John Henry Hobart]], then the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. <ref name="Meagley2023""></ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n156 157]}}</ref>

Hobart grew in population through the 1800s. By the turn of the century, it was home to a variety of local industry, largely centered around agriculture. [[Ulster and Delaware Railroad|A railroad]] line first connected to the village in 1884 and helped support local agricultural businesses. Some of the most prominent were [[Sheffield Farms]], which operated a local plant from 1888 to 1968, and the E.T. Van Buren lumber and hardware business, which operated from 1906 until 1965.<ref>Meagley (2014) pp. 296, 282</ref> The presence of the railroad helped create and maintain an active tourist trade in Hobart and the surrounding [[Catskill Mountains|Catskills]] in the 1920s.<ref>Meagley (2014) pp.61-62</ref>