Abandoned Record
About Hooker
Hooker is an unincorporated community in Turner County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hooker, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Hooker is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Hooker
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1898 Parker sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Sioux Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sioux Falls sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Viborg sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Freeman sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Hooker
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our South Dakota index.
- Emmet22.2 mi SE · Union
- East Sioux Falls29.4 mi NE · Minnehaha
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Hooker": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Hooker, South Dakota": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q20657855.
- USGS GNIS 1261019.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).