Hooker, Kansas

Ghost town in Kansas, United States
39°45′05″N 100°35′27″W / 39.75139°N 100.59083°W / 39.75139; -100.59083[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDecaturElevation
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2,625 ft (800 m)Population
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Hooker is a ghost town in Oberlin Township of Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Hooker was issued a post office in 1880. The post office was renamed Saint John in 1907.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hooker, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.[permanent dead link]

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