Welcome to Hawley ...
So far, we found very little information about Hawley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hawley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hawley, please Contact Us.
Hawley would have been located within present day Wright County<2>.
The location of Hawley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hawley is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hawley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hawley still existed, it would have been in the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Hawley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Hawley: This one is located in Wright County and the other is located in Jasper County.
Beyond Missouri, there are 20 communities that are also named Hawley - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawley.
Communities near Hawley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawley.
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Grove <5>
- Cabool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool
- Cabool is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabool <5>
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in Wright County
- Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Hartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
- Hartville is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>
- Dunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Bendavis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
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 Hawley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawley. 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 Hawley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawley. See our Newspapers Page for Hawley.
Adding Hawley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hawley 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 Hawley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hawley post office opened in 1883.
We also found Hawley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |