Welcome to Hoover ...

Hoover is located in Butte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Hoover is 2,760 feet [841 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hoover is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hoover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hoover: 605

Communities Also Named Hoover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hoover - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hoover ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Hoover.

• Redig
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Redig is located in Harding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redig
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redig <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redig
  • From Hoover to Redig
• Castle Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Castle Rock is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Castle Rock
  • From Hoover to Castle Rock
• Zeona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Zeona is located in Perkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeona <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zeona
  • From Hoover to Zeona
• Mud Butte
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mud Butte
  • From Hoover to Mud Butte
• Cedar Canyon
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Canyon
  • From Hoover to Cedar Canyon
• Newell
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Newell is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hoover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoover.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoover ...

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

Adding Hoover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoover 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 Hoover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hoover post office opened in 1905. The Hoover post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoover.