Welcome to Hooker ...

Hooker is located in Tehama County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Hooker is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hooker lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hooker: 530

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), Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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.

• Redding
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Hooker to Redding
• Red Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Red Bluff is located in Tehama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bluff <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Bluff
  • From Hooker to Red Bluff
• Anderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Hooker to Anderson
• Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in Tehama County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bend
  • From Hooker to Bend
• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cottonwood
  • From Hooker to Cottonwood
• Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balls Ferry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
  • Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Balls Ferry
  • From Hooker to Balls Ferry
• Battle Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Battle Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Battle Creek
  • From Hooker to Battle Creek
• Clarkville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
  • Clarkville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarkville
  • From Hooker to Clarkville
• Olinda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
  • Olinda is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olinda
  • From Hooker to Olinda
• Happy Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Happy Valley:
  • Oak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Happy Valley
  • From Hooker to Happy Valley

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>

X2X - From that list, the Hooker post office opened in 1885.

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

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.

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/