Welcome to Hooker ...

Hooker is located in Turner County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Hooker is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Hooker: (605)

Communities Also Named Hooker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hooker - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hooker ...

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

• Tea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
  • Tea is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <3>
• Lennox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
  • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <3>
• Beresford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <3>
• Parker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
• Worthing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
  • Worthing is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthing <3>
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Viborg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viborg
  • Viborg is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viborg <3>
• Irene
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <3>
• Hurley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>

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 Hooker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hooker. 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 Hooker.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooker ...

Looking for more information about Hooker? 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 Hooker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hooker.

Adding Hooker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hooker 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 Hooker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hooker post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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