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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hooker (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hooker. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hooker is located in Lewis County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.

Below are the counties that are near Hooker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hooker:

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Hooker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Parkers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkers is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Rector
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rector is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
    • New Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • New Boston is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • Barnes Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
    • Michigan Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Harrisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • West Martinsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Martinsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Copenhagen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lowville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Leisher Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Briggs Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Worth Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
    • Worth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Worth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Lorraine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rodman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman
    • Mannsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
    • Adams Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyon Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyon Corner is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Corner
    • Belleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ellisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • West Carthage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
    • Carthage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Watertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Ava
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Redmond Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
    • Camden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Boonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Taberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Blossvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Elpis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Elpis is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elpis
    • Leisure Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • McConnellsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McConnellsville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsville
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Redfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smartville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Smartville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartville
    • Chateaugay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chateaugay is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateaugay
    • Orwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Altmar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kasoag
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Albion Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
    • Pulaski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dugway is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugway
    • Daysville Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Daysville Corner is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hooker, see our County-by-County Page for Hooker.

Cemeteries Near Hooker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hooker.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hooker - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hooker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Phelps Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ashback Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Myrtle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Battle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lyman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hooker had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.

  • Parkers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkers is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
  • Rector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rector is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector
  • Worth Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Worth Center is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth Center
  • New Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Boston is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • Greenboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenboro is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro
  • Barnes Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnes Corners is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Corners
  • Windecker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windecker is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windecker
  • Boylston Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Boylston Center is located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston Center
  • Redfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lorraine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Martinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Martinsburg
  • Harrisburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Winona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Winona is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • East Rodman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rodman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rodman

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hooker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hooker.

Newspapers Published in Hooker ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hooker, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hooker.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hooker:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hooker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hooker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.