Hooker, Missouri
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Cullen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65457. It lies in Hooker Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Devils Elbow quadrangle.
On record in Hooker
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Piney Beachlisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1936 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waynesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Devils Elbow quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Hooker between 1992 and 2019, burning about 756 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | PJ WF |
| 30 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | WESTERN STAR |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 307 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BIG PINEY |
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 86 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | THREE STEVE'S |
| 5 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | SMITH HOLLOW |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hooker: 8 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Elbow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fred Gray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Ready Mix Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hooker in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Hooker | 3 hurt, $1,000,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-3 tornado tracked across a rural section of northeast Pulaski County. A few homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado then tracked into northeast Phelps County. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | $15,000 | Several large chicken coops were rolled over and a barn had a portion of its roof removed. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | $1,000 | Trees were reported down near the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway PP. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hooker | - | Report of half dollar size hail. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Hooker | - | Cliff Road was flooded and impassable at Prewitt Creek near the Gasconade River. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | A tree was blown down across Highway 28. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | A tree was blown over the roadway blocking one lane of traffic on Highway 28 and Highway PP. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Elbow | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Munger Resort (historical) | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Piney End Resort | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Morgan Heights | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mossy Resort (historical) | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Mazzaville Resort | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Three Island Resort | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 750379. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










