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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 Hawkins (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 Hawkins. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Hawkins is located in Kiowa County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kiowa County: Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Lincoln, Otero, Prowers & Greeley (KS).

Below are the counties that are near Hawkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawkins:

  • Kiowa County     (The home county of Hawkins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
    • Galatea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galatea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
      • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
    • Eads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Haswell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
      • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <2>
    • Chivington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
      • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Water Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Bent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
    • Big Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Bent County
    • McClave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
      • McClave is located in Bent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <2>
    • Hasty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Caddoa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caddoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
      • Caddoa is located in Bent County
    • Hilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
      • Hilton is located in Bent County
    • Fort Lyon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
      • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <2>
  • Cheyenne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
    • Kit Carson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wild Horse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Firstview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firstview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firstview
      • Firstview is located in Cheyenne County
  • Prowers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.
    • Wiley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Prowers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>
    • Kornman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
      • Kornman is located in Prowers County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawkins, see our County-by-County Page for Hawkins.

Cemeteries Near Hawkins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkins.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.

  • Galatea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galatea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galatea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eads Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Eads.
    • The Eads Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eads Old Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307806 <5>
  • Eads Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haswell Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • France Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the France Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the France Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kit Carson Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kit Carson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kit Carson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Kit Carson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57372 <5>
  • Chivington Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chivington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chivington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntire Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntire Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> to the east of Kit Carson.
    • The McIntire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wild Horse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307816 <5>
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Water Valley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Water Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • The Home Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Hasty.
      • The Union Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hasty Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57593 <5>
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Aroya Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aroya Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Aroya Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Aroya Cemetery is located 20 miles [32.2 km]<6> to the east of Kit Carson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307811 <5>

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.<7>

While we didn't find Hawkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawkins, with the one closest to Hawkins listed first.

  • Galatea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galatea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
    • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
  • Eads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Haswell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
    • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <2>
  • Sorrento
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Cheyenne County
  • Kit Carson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Chivington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
    • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
  • Wild Horse
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Arlington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
  • Water Valley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Brandon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Kiowa County
  • Prowers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowers
    • Prowers is located in Bent County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawkins.

Newspapers Published in Hawkins ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkins, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Hawkins:

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4939, Longitude: -102.9324       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Hawkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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