 There has been considerable conjecture offered regarding in what  state "Green Acres" might be set. Two episodes from Season Three  indicate that Hooterville may very well be in Indiana: In Season 3,  Episode 21, "Flight to Nowhere", Mr. Haney indicates that it is  "almost 400 miles" from Hooterville to Chicago, and in Season 3,  Episode 24, "Our Son, the Barber", Eb asks Oliver to sign his  application to "M.I.T....Middle Indiana Tonsorial College."  Furthermore, Indianas state nickname is "The Hoosier State", and  one cant help but notice the similarities between "Hoosier" and  "Hooter".