Hoover, Texas

Hoover
Unincorporated community
Hoover is located in Texas
Hoover
Hoover
Location in Texas
Coordinates: 35°35′38″N 100°51′03″W / 35.5939333°N 100.8507004°W / 35.5939333; -100.8507004
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyGray
Elevation
3,045 ft (928 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
5

Hoover is an unincorporated community in Gray County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Established in 1887 on the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, Hoover is named form businessman and landowner Harvey E. Hoover. A post office opened in January 1910, with E. D. McClain becoming postmaster, until it closed in 1914, but reopened in 1915 until closure in 1972. It was a shipping point for cattle drovers during the 1920s, and oil was discovered in the 1930s. From the 1940s, the town declined, and as of 2000, the population was 5.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Hoover, TX (Gray County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ Gray County Heritage. Gray County History Book Committee. 1985.