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Welcome to Hoover ...

Hoover is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Hoover is located in Gray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoover, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Hoover is 3,040 feet [927 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 Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hoover: 806

Communities Also Named Hoover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Hoover: This one is located in Gray County and the other is located in Lamar County.

Beyond Texas, 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), South Dakota, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hoover ...

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

  • Pampa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pampa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
    • Pampa is located in Gray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pampa <4>
  • Miami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lefors
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefors have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefors
    • Lefors is located in Gray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lefors <4>
  • Skellytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bowers City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
    • Bowers City is located in Gray County
  • Wesco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
    • Wesco is located in Gray County
  • Kingsmill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
    • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
  • Parnell ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Roberts County
  • White Deer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mobeetie
    (23 miles [37 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 Hoover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoover.

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

We also 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 for Hoover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoover post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoover.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/