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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 Hooper (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 Hooper. 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 and hospitals 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.

Hooper is located in Cotton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cotton County: Comanche, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman, Clay (TX) & Wichita (TX).

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

  • Cotton County     (The home county of Hooper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Temple
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Walters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <1>
    • Randlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cookietown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
    • Devol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hulen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Geronimo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Hastings
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waurika
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sugden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Addington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ryan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
    • Terral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleetwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fleetwood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
    • Oscar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grady
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Comanche
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meridian is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Empire City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Duncan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Loco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <1>
  • Tillman County
    • Grandfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clay County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Byers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <1>
    • Petrolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thornberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Dean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jolly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Henrietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Montague County (TX)
    • Ringgold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wichita County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hooper, with the one closest to Hooper listed first.
    • Cashion Community
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Burkburnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wichita Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Clara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Clara is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara

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

Cemeteries Near Hooper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hooper.

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 Hooper - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waurika Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sugden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurnville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Addington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Addington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97846 <2>
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...
    • Corum Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Cemetery of Randlett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Charlie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlie is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
  • Hurnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
  • Thornberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
  • Jolly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Henrietta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Wichita Falls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hooper ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hooper, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hooper.

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 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 Hooper:

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>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.
<3>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 Hooper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hooper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.