Hobson Cemetery

The Hobson Cemetery was originally part of the land owned by George Hobson, who received a land patent from the U.S. Government in 1870. He donated a corner (528' x 317') of his land for a public burial ground, and it was known as the Pittsburg Cemetery, but soon became known as the Hobson Cemetery after the man who surveyed and laid out the cemetery. George Hobson died in 1891 and is buried in the northwest corner of the cemetery. The earliest burial is from 1872. Today, the Hobson Cemetery is considered part of the Highland Park Cemetery and is also owned and maintained by the Highland Park Cemetery Association. It is divided from the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery to its south by a small driveway.

Hobson Cemetery, also known as Pittsburg Cemetery, is located at the very southern city limits, about 2 miles south of the intersection of 4th & Broadway in Pittsburg, Kansas. It is now part of the Highland Park Cemetery, which adjoins it to the East and is bounded by the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery to the south. Upon entering Highland Park Cemetery, there is "Vault Row" to your right, and Hobson Cemetery begins just behind these vaults and is 317 feet east to west and 528 feet north to south. The cemetery was part of George Hobson's farm, who received this parcel with a land patent on 15 July 1870. The cemetery was soon surveyed and platted by Hobson as a burial ground.