Welcome to Hawkinsville ...

Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Hawkinsville is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hawkinsville (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hawkinsville: 334

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

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

Beyond Alabama, there are 7 communities that are also named Hawkinsville - they are located in California, Georgia, New York, 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.

• Eufaula
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eufaula
  • From Hawkinsville to Eufaula
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clayton
  • From Hawkinsville to Clayton
• Hurtsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hurtsboro
  • From Hawkinsville to Hurtsboro
• Midway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Hawkinsville to Midway
• Bakerhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
  • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bakerhill
  • From Hawkinsville to Bakerhill
• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
• Big Eddy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
• Glenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Russell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenville
  • From Hawkinsville to Glenville
• Spring Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
• Comer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Barbour County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Comer
  • From Hawkinsville to Comer

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>

X2X - From that list, the Hawkinsville post office opened in 1880.

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

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/