Welcome to Hawkinstown ...

Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkinstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Hawkinstown is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hawkinstown is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Hawkinstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hawkinstown - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Hawkinstown ...

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

• Woodstock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Luray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <4>
• Broadway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
• Edinburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Toms Brook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <4>
• Mount Clifton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
  • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah 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 Hawkinstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawkinstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkinstown ...

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

Adding Hawkinstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkinstown 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 Hawkinstown was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkinstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/