Hoecker, Missouri
Hoecker is an unincorporated community in northeast Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on a meander of the Osage River just south of the Miller-Cole county line. Henley is two miles to the west-northwest in Cole County and Meta is six miles to the east in Osage County.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Hoecker was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1921.[3] James Hoecker, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoecker, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 45-6 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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