Welcome to Hooks Mills ...

Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooks Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Hooks Mills: Hooks Mls. (or less commonly used: Hooks Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hooks Mills for more information about variations on the name of Hooks Mills.

Hooks Mills is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hooks Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hooks Mills: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Hooks Mills ...

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

• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <5>
• Strasburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
• Stephens City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
  • Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <5>
• Romney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Paw Paw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Capon Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Wardensville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
  • Wardensville is located in Hardy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <5>
• Yellow Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
  • Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <5>
• Sedan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Hampshire County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooks Mills ...

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

Adding Hooks Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hooks Mills 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 Hooks Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hooks Mills post office opened in 1854.

We also found Hooks Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooks Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/