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Welcome to Hoovers Corner ...

Hoovers Corner is located in Montrose County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hoovers Corner: Hoovers Cor. (or less commonly used: Hoovers Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hoovers Corner for more information about variations on the name of Hoovers Corner.

Hoovers Corner is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hoovers Corner is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hoovers Corner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hoovers Corner: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Hoovers Corner ...

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

  • Montrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Orchard City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Orchard City is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,242 people
  • Olathe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Delta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • North Delta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Delta
  • Roubideau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roubideau is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubideau
  • Austin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Escalante
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
  • Keyhole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keyhole is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyhole

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoovers Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montrose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoovers Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Hoovers Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Hoovers Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.