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Welcome to Hawkinsville ...

Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Hawkinsville is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hawkinsville is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hawkinsville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Hawkinsville ...

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

  • Trenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
  • Boonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Port Leyden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Remsen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Holland Patent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Patent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Patent
    • Holland Patent is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland Patent <5>
  • Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barneveld
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneveld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
    • Barneveld is located in Oneida County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneveld <5>
  • Constableville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Turin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
    • Turin is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <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 Hawkinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawkinsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkinsville ...

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

Adding Hawkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hawkinsville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Hawkinsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkinsville.

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

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawkinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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/









 

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