Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Hawes (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 Hawes. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Hawes is located in Garland County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garland County: Hot Spring, Montgomery, Perry, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Hawes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawes:
- Garland County (The home county of Hawes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Mountain Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Rockwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lake Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jessieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Springs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Meyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Fountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Caddo Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Arkadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Bismarck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnet Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Bonnerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Social Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Saginaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Malvern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Perla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Fir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Mazarn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Fannie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Story
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washita
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Mount Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manfred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- Deberrie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Rubicon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Paron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Kentucky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Haskell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Traskwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Aly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Rover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawes, see our County-by-County Page for Hawes.
Cemeteries Near Hawes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawes.
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 Hawes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gibbons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hawes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawes, with the one closest to Hawes listed first.
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Valley is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Pearcy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jessieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Oma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bismarck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Roche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Cove Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blocher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Mazarn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawes.
Newspapers Published in Hawes ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawes, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Hawes:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Garland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Hot Spring County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hawes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |