Welcome to Hawthorne ...

Hawthorne is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hawthorne is located in Walker County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawthorne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Hawthorne is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hawthorne is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Hawthorne ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 32 communities that are also named Hawthorne - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hawthorne ...

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

• Conroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Huntsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Willis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Panorama Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Cut and Shoot
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <4>
• New Waverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • New Waverly is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
• Coldspring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
  • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <4>
• Point Blank
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <4>
• Oakhurst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
• Elmina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • Elmina is located in Walker 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 Hawthorne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawthorne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawthorne ...

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

Adding Hawthorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hawthorne in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Hawthorne post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawthorne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/

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