Hoffman

… town in E Richmond County. Settled in the mid-1870s with the construction of Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad. Inc. 1899 and reincorporated in 1913. Named for Richard C. Hoffman (1839-1926), president of the railroad. Post office est. there 1878. During World War II, Camp Mackall was adjacent to Hoffman on the E in Richmond and Scotland Counties.