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Welcome to Booker ...The town of Booker is located in the Texas Panhandle. Booker is primarily located in Lipscomb County<1>. A portion of Booker extends into Ochiltree County. The location of Booker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Booker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Booker has a population of 1,484 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Booker is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Booker is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Booker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Booker: (806) The ZIP code for Booker: 79005<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Booker had an population of 1,484 people. This is a decrease of 2.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.85% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Booker had a population of 1,516 people (or 45.91% of the total population of Lipscomb County). This makes Booker the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,516 people, the population of Booker increased 15.29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,315 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Booker. Communities Also Named Booker ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Booker - they are located in Arkansas (2), Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Booker. Communities near Booker ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Booker.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Booker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Booker. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Booker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Booker. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Booker. See our Newspapers Page for Booker. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Booker ...Looking for more information about Booker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Booker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Booker. Adding Booker to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Booker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Booker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Booker. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Booker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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