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Welcome to Hooker Ridge ...

Hooker Ridge is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Hooker Ridge: Hooker Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hooker Rdge. or Hooker Ridg.)

Hooker Ridge is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hooker Ridge: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities near Hooker Ridge ...

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

  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wills Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Caddo Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
    • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <4>
  • Edgewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Quinlan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <4>
  • Emory
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cumby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
    • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
  • Lone Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
  • Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <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 Hooker Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooker Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooker Ridge ...

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

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooker Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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