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Welcome to Hooverson Heights ...

Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hooverson Heights: Hooverson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hooverson Heights is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hooverson Heights: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Hooverson Heights ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Weirton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Steubenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martins Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Toronto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
  • Wintersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wellsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wellsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • McDonald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • McDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <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 Hooverson Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hooverson Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hooverson Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Brooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hooverson Heights - 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 Hooverson Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hooverson Heights 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.