Welcome to Hawes ...

Hawes is located in Garland County<1>.

The location of Hawes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Hawes is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hawes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hawes lies within the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Hawes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hawes - they are located in California (2) and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawes.

Communities near Hawes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawes.

• Hot Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Fountain Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
  • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• Lonsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
  • Lonsdale is located in Garland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <4>
• Magnet Cove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
  • Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
• Rockwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Garland County
• Royal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
• Blue Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Garland County
• Lake Hamilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
  • Lake Hamilton is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <4>
• Jessieville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
  • Jessieville is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessieville <4>
• Pearcy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearcy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearcy
  • Pearcy is located in Garland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearcy <4>

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 Hawes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawes. 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 Hawes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawes. See our Newspapers Page for Hawes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawes ...

Looking for more information about Hawes? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hawes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hawes.

Adding Hawes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawes in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hawes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hawes post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/