Hockerville, Oklahoma

Hockerville is a ghost town in northern Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community was located just south of the Kansas-Oklahoma border between Picher to the west and Baxter Springs, Kansas, to the northeast.[2]

Hockerville, Oklahoma
Ghost town
Hockerville, 1918
Hockerville, 1918
Hockerville, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Hockerville, Oklahoma
Hockerville, Oklahoma
Hockerville, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Hockerville, Oklahoma
Hockerville, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°59′38″N 94°46′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOttawa
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1093811[1]

History

The settlement was named for Leslie C. Hocker, an early resident.[3] A post office operated from 1918 to 1963.[3] The area was mined for zinc ore and lead from the early 1900s to the late 1970s, leaving in a 40-square-mile (100 km2) area—which includes Hockerville—contaminated by toxins, and part of the Tar Creek Superfund Site.[4]

Education

Picher-Cardin Public Schools, which was the local school district, closed in 2009.[5] The area was placed into Quapaw Public Schools.[6][7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hockerville, Oklahoma
  2. Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332838
  3. Shirk, George H.; Wright, Muriel H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 117.
  4. "Tar Creek Superfund Site - Ottawa County, OK". Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. September 21, 2015.
  5. Gillham, Omer; Stogsdill, Sheila (May 17, 2009). "Picher school says farewell to last 11". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ottawa County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2021. - Compare to the highway map.
  7. "Ottawa County" (PDF). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2021.


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