Welcome to Hoover ...

So far, we found very little information about Hoover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hoover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hoover, please Contact Us.

Hoover would have been located within present day Benton County<2>.

The location of Hoover has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hoover is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hoover was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hoover still existed, it would have been in the (479) area code.

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), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

• Fayetteville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Springdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <5>
• Rogers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <5>
• Bentonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Bentonville is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <5>
• Bella Vista
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <5>
• Centerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <5>
• Siloam Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Lowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Farmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Prairie Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <5>

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.

Adding Hoover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoover in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Hoover post office opened in 1892.

We also found Hoover on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1898).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoover.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/