Hooker is a

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in Pulaski County,

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, United States, along the former

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Z). The

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classifies it as a populated place. Built on a new alignment of US 66 (which bypassed the town of

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), nothing remains of the town except the Hooker Cemetery, in which many of the former residents and local families are buried. A post office called Hooker was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1955. The community was named after one Mr. Hooker, the original owner of the town site.

References

Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Missouri Ghost towns on U.S. Route 66 Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{PulaskiCountyMO-geo-stub