Welcome to Hoecker ...
Hoecker is located in Miller County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoecker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
Hoecker is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hoecker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hoecker: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Hoecker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hoecker.
- Jefferson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Eldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Saint Martins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Taos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
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 Hoecker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoecker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hoecker. 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 Hoecker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoecker. See our Newspapers Page for Hoecker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoecker ...
Looking for more information about Hoecker? 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 Hoecker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hoecker.
Adding Hoecker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hoecker 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 (so far) for Hoecker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hoecker post office opened in 1904. The Hoecker post office closed in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoecker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoecker - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Hoecker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Hoecker 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |