Hooversville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hooversville
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
1. Hooversville Marker
Jonas Hoover
Founded 1836
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 40° 8.595′ N, 78° 54.997′ W. Marker is in Hooversville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403) just north of Crows Nest Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2212 Whistler Road, Hooversville PA 15936, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hooversville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Hooversville Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Hooversville (approx. 0.9 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 2.9 miles away); Quemahoning Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Highway Enterprise (approx. 3.4 miles away); Roadside Enterprise (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Forbes Road (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hooversville.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
2. Hooversville Marker
View is looking northeast.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
