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Hooker

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Missouri

Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Waynesville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hooker is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Missouri, recorded as human settlement in Missouri, United States of America. It is one of 8 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hooker as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.8600° N, 92.0608° W.

Key facts

Elevation718 ft
Nearest living townSt. Robert, MO
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates37.86000, -92.06080

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What's there now

Hooker is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Robert, MO (population 5,327), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 718 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Hooker?

Hooker is in Pulaski County, Missouri, at 37.8600, -92.0608.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County, Missouri has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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