Welcome to Hoover ...

Hoover is located in Garvin County<1>.

The location of Hoover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Hoover is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hoover lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hoover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hoover - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hoover.

Communities near Hoover ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hoover.

• Pauls Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <4>
• Sulphur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Sulphur is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <4>
• Davis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Wynnewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnewood
  • Wynnewood is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynnewood <4>
• Elmore City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
  • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <4>
• Springer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
  • Springer is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <4>
• Katie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Katie is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Dougherty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Dougherty is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <4>
• Foster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Foster is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
• Tatums
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hoover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoover.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hoover. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoover.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoover. See our Newspapers Page for Hoover.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoover ...

Looking for more information about Hoover? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hoover, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hoover.

Adding Hoover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoover in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hoover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoover post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/