Welcome to Hooks Mills ...
Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hooks Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for Hooks Mills: Hooks Mls. (or less commonly used: Hooks Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hooks Mills for more information about variations on the name of Hooks Mills.
Hooks Mills is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hooks Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hooks Mills: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Hooks Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hooks Mills.
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Winchester City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
- Stephens City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
- Stephens City is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <4>
- Romney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <4>
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Paw Paw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Capon Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <4>
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardensville
- Wardensville is located in Hardy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardensville <4>
- Rock Enon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Enon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Yellow Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring
- Yellow Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Spring <4>
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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooks Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hooks Mills. 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 Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hooks Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Hooks Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooks Mills ...
Looking for more information about Hooks Mills? 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 Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hooks Mills.
Adding Hooks Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hooks Mills 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 Hooks Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hooks Mills post office opened in 1854.
We also found Hooks Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hooks Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hooks Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooks Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hooks Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hooks Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |