Welcome to Hoosier ...

Hoosier is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoosier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Hoosier is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hoosier (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Hoosier is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Hoosier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hoosier - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hoosier.

Communities near Hoosier ...

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

• Flora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Louisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Clay City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Watson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Noble
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Dieterich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <4>
• Farina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <4>
• Edgewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
• Xenia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <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 Hoosier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoosier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoosier ...

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

Adding Hoosier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoosier 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 Hoosier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoosier post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoosier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov