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Welcome to Hooks ...

Hooks is located in Armstrong County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hooks is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hooks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hooks - they are located in Alabama, Colorado and Texas.

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

Communities near Hooks ...

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

  • Kittanning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ford City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • West Kittanning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Chicora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Bethlehem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Brady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rimersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rural Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • East Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooks ...

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

Adding Hooks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hooks 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 Hooks was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.