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Welcome to Hooverville ...

Hooverville is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

Hooverville is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hooverville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hooverville - they are located in California and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Hooverville ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indiana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Latrobe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
    • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <3>
  • Westmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Windber
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blairsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ebensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Derry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <3>
  • Nanty Glo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooverville ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooverville - 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.
<4>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.