Welcome to Hawkinstown ...

Hawkinstown is located in Baker County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hawkinstown has a population of 5,270 people<3> (see below for details).

Hawkinstown is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hawkinstown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Hawkinstown (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hawkinstown is within the (229) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hawkinstown had an population of 5,270 people. This is an increase of 14.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hawkinstown had a population of 4,589 people (or 132.98% of the total population of Baker County).

The population of Hawkinstown represents 0.05% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people).

With a 2010 count of 4,589 people, the population of Hawkinstown increased 39.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,280 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hawkinstown.

Communities Also Named Hawkinstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hawkinstown - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Hawkinstown ...

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

• Vada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Vada is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
• Douglass Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
  • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
• Douglasville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Early County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
• Camilla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
  • Camilla is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <5>
• Pelham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Colquitt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colquitt
  • Colquitt is located in Miller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colquitt <5>
• Baconton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
  • Baconton is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <5>
• Leary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
  • Leary is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <5>
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Damascus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Early County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkinstown ...

Looking for more information about Hawkinstown? 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 Hawkinstown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hawkinstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/