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Welcome to Hooper ...

Hooper is located in Shelby County<1>.


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


Hooper is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hooper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hooper and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Hooper: (502)

Communities Also Named Hooper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Hooper - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Hooper ...

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

  • Frankfort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shelbyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
  • Simpsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eminence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
  • Taylorsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Castle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
  • Pleasureville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
  • Waddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddy
    • Waddy is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waddy <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 Hooper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooper ...

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

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Hooper - 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.









 

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