Welcome to Hooser ...

Hooser is located in Cowley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooser, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hooser is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hooser: 620

Communities near Hooser ...

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

• Burden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
  • Burden is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burden <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burden
  • From Hooser to Burden
• Cedar Vale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
  • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
  • Cedar
  • Cedarvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Vale
  • From Hooser to Cedar Vale
• Dexter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dexter
  • From Hooser to Dexter
• Grenola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
  • Grenola is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grenola
  • From Hooser to Grenola
• Cambridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
• Grainola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
  • Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grainola
  • From Hooser to Grainola
• Foraker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
  • Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Foraker
  • From Hooser to Foraker
• Taussig
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
  • Taussig is located in Cowley County
• Eaton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Cowley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eaton
  • From Hooser to Eaton
• Maple City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Maple City is located in Cowley County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maple City
  • From Hooser to Maple City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooser ...

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

Adding Hooser to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Hooser post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/