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Hooker, South Dakota

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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, U.S.

Hooker is an unincorporated community in Turner County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.

History

Hooker was founded in 1894, and named for John Hooker, a pioneer settler. The post office in Hooker closed in 1954. Hooker was served by a branch of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad which ran between Iroquois and Beresford, and the town's stockyard thrived due to the easy access to markets in Sioux City and Chicago. A tornado struck Hooker in 1903, destroying much of the downtown.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hooker, South Dakota
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 84.
  3. "Turner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  4. "Beresford to Iroquois, SD - Abandoned Rails". www.abandonedrails.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. Vanished South Dakota: Towns of Yesterday | PBS, retrieved September 4, 2023
Municipalities and communities of Turner County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Parker
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

43°12′00″N 97°01′29″W / 43.20000°N 97.02472°W / 43.20000; -97.02472


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