Welcome to Hooten ...
So far, we found very little information about Hooten. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hooten to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hooten, please Contact Us.
Hooten would have been located within present day Gibson County<2>.
The location of Hooten has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hooten is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hooten was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Hooten once stood is in the (731) area code.
Communities near Hooten ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hooten.
- Dyersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
- Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <5>
- Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
- Churchton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
- Union Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <5>
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Alamo is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <5>
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
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 Hooten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooten.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hooten. 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 Hooten.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooten. See our Newspapers Page for Hooten.
Adding Hooten to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hooten in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hooten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hooten post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooten.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hooten, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooten - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |