Welcome to Hawkins ...

Hawkins is located in Kiowa County<1>.

Hawkins is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hawkins is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hawkins lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hawkins, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hawkins: 719

Communities Also Named Hawkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hawkins - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Hawkins ...

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

• Eads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eads is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eads <3>
• Haswell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Haswell is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <3>
• Galatea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Galatea is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
• Kit Carson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Kit Carson is located in Cheyenne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kit Carson <3>
• Chivington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
• Big Bend
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Bend is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
• Wild Horse
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Wild Horse is located in Cheyenne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wild Horse <3>
• Arlington
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• McClave
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • McClave is located in Bent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <3>
• Water Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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 Hawkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawkins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawkins ...

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