Welcome to Hawkinsville ...

Hawkinsville is located on the Gulf Coast.

Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda 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 1874.

Hawkinsville is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Hawkinsville: This one is located in Matagorda County and the other is located in Brazoria County.

Beyond Texas, there are 7 communities that are also named Hawkinsville - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, New York and Tennessee.

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.

• Lake Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
  • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <4>
• Bay City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <4>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Clute
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clute have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clute
  • Clute is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clute <4>
• Richwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
• West Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Sweeny
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <4>
• Brazoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <4>
• Jones Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <4>
• Cedar Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
  • Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Hawkinsville post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/