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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hawkinsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hawkinsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hawkinsville, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hawkinsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hawkinsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Hawkinsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Bibb County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Hawkinsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawkinsville:
- Bibb County (The home county of Hawkinsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Seymour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Belle Ellen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Italian Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Eddings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Jemison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thorsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Riderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa County
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dallas County
- Plantersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Hale County
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Kimbrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Greenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- McCalla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- North Johns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- New Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Old Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Bessemer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Creek Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Hueytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sprott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Sawmill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brantleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Bamford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Calera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alabaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Falliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Tannehill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Pearson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Abernant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Coaling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Brookwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Kellerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Peterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawkinsville, see our County-by-County Page for Hawkinsville.
Cemeteries Near Hawkinsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkinsville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hawkinsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawkinsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Cottingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Six Mile Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cahaba Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schultz Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Italian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiney Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCulley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- McKensey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Hawkinsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkinsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anita is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Boothton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boothton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothton
- Gurnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gurnee is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Montevallo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Bibbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawkinsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawkinsville.
Newspapers Published in Hawkinsville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkinsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkinsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkinsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hawkinsville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |