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Welcome to Hooksburg ...

Hooksburg is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooksburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hooksburg is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hooksburg: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Hooksburg ...

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

  • Glouster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McConnelsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Malta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Trimble
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Hooksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooksburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooksburg ...

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

Adding Hooksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hooksburg 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 Hooksburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooksburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooksburg - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Hooksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Hooksburg 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.