Hoover, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
35°35′38″N 100°51′03″W / 35.5939333°N 100.8507004°W / 35.5939333; -100.8507004CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyGrayElevation
3,045 ft (928 m)Population
 (2000)
 • Total5

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.
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