Hoover is an unincorporated community in Gray County, Texas, United States.[1]
Hoover | |
|---|---|
  Hoover Location in Texas | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′38″N 100°51′03″W / 35.5939333°N 100.8507004°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gray |
| Elevation | 3,045 ft (928 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 5 |
History
editEstablished 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
edit- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Hoover, TX (Gray County)". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Gray County Heritage. Gray County History Book Committee. 1985.