Welcome to Hooser ...
Although we found mention of Hooser during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Hooser had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Hooser to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hooser, please Contact Us.
The location of Hooser has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Hooser might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Hooser would be found within the (620) area code.
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 <4>
- 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 <4>
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <4>
- 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
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - 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
- 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
- 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
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hewins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
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 ...
The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Hooser and then turned west". While Hooser could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Hooser as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hooser could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooser - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |