Hooper, Arizona

Hooper, Arizona
Hooper is located in Arizona
Hooper
Hooper
Location within the state of Arizona
Hooper is located in the United States
Hooper
Hooper
Hooper (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°15′58″N 112°22′59″W / 34.26611°N 112.38306°W / 34.26611; -112.38306
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Elevation5,331 ft (1,625 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-33460
GNIS feature ID30097

Hooper is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.[2] It was begun as a mining camp, originally called Foresight, which was a misspelling of Foresythe, having been named after the Foresythe family, one of whom, John Foresythe, served as postmaster.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 5,331 feet (1,625 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Hooper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Hooper (in Yavapai County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. p. 209. ISBN 978-0816534951.