Welcome to Hooker ...

Hooker is located in Lewis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Hooker is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hooker: (315)

Communities Also Named Hooker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hooker - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Hooker ...

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

• Lowville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <4>
• Adams
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Copenhagen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <4>
• Sandy Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <4>
• Lacona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Lyons Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
  • Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <4>
• Altmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
  • Altmar is located in Oswego County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altmar <4>
• Castorland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
  • Castorland is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <4>
• Mannsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
  • Mannsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <4>
• Constableville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constableville
  • Constableville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constableville <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 Hooker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooker ...

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

Adding Hooker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hooker 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 Hooker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hooker post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/