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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Texas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Morton (KS), Seward (KS), Stevens (KS), Beaver, Cimarron, Hansford (TX), Ochiltree (TX) & Sherman (TX).

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:

  • Texas County     (The home county of Hooker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
    • Adams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Optima
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
      • Optima is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Straight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
      • Straight is located in Texas County
    • Hardesty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <2>
    • Guymon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwell
      • Goodwell is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwell <2>
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooker, with the one closest to Hooker listed first.
    • Turpin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Floris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
      • Floris is located in Beaver County
  • Morton County (KS)
    • Rolla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Morton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Seward County (KS)
    • Liberal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <2>
  • Stevens County (KS)
    • Hugoton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
      • Hugoton is located in Stevens County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
      • Former name for Hugoton:
      • Hugo
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hooker, see our County-by-County Page for 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 44 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 visit 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Lutheran Babyland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Babyland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Babyland Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • St. Johannes Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johannes Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johannes Evangelical Cemetery
  • Hooker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
  • Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krimmer Mennonite Cemetery
  • Denman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Cemetery
  • Tyrone Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Optima Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Optima Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Optima Cemetery
  • Keen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
  • Happy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Carter Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Hardesty Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardesty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardesty Cemetery
    • Nabisco Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nabisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nabisco Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Hooker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hooker.

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

  • Liberal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Seward County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,821 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberal <2>
  • Hugoton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
    • Hugoton is located in Stevens County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
    • Former name for Hugoton:
    • Hugo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <2>
  • Boyd
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Beaver County
  • Arkalon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkalon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon
    • Arkalon is located in Seward County (KS)

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.

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hooker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8620, Longitude: -101.2164    
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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