Welcome to Hawkhead ...

Hawkhead is located in Allegan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkhead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Hawkhead is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Hawkhead and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hawkhead is within the (269) area code.

Communities near Hawkhead ...

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

• Allegan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <3>
• South Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <3>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Bangor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Watervliet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <3>
• Fennville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennville
  • Fennville is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fennville <3>
• Douglas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
• Saugatuck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
  • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <3>
• Gobles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobles
  • Gobles is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gobles <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkhead ...

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

Adding Hawkhead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkhead 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 Hawkhead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hawkhead post office opened in 1882.

We also found Hawkhead in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/