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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 Hawkeye (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 Hawkeye. 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 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.

Hawkeye is located in Fayette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware & Winneshiek.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Hawkeye)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Donnan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
    • Douglass
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Alpha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • Randalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • West Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
    • Saint Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
      • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Waucoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Maynard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
    • Westgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Brainard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
      • Brainard is located in Fayette County
    • Clermont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
  • Allamakee County
    • Postville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Hawk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Dunkerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Edwards ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
  • Bremer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Sumner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tripoli
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <2>
    • Frederika
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Knittel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
      • Knittel is located in Bremer County
    • Readlyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
      • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <2>
    • Klinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
      • Klinger is located in Bremer County
    • Bremer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
      • Bremer is located in Bremer County
    • Denver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <2>
    • Horton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
      • Horton is located in Bremer County
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Fairbank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
      • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <2>
    • Stanley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Hazleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Lamont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
    • Lawler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
    • New Hampton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
      • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <2>
    • Republic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
    • North Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
      • North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Ionia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
    • Chickasaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
    • Alta Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
    • Bassett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Nashua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Gunder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
      • Gunder is located in Clayton County
    • Volga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
      • Volga is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Luana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana
      • Luana is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
    • Osborne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
      • Osborne is located in Clayton County
    • Strawberry Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
      • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <2>
    • Elkader
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
      • Elkader is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <2>
    • Saint Olaf
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Olaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Olaf
      • Saint Olaf is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Olaf <2>
    • Farmersburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
      • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Monona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mederville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
      • Mederville is located in Clayton County
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Protivin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Vernon Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
      • Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
  • Winneshiek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkeye, with the one closest to Hawkeye listed first.
    • Jackson Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
      • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Navan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
      • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
    • Festina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fort Atkinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Calmar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
      • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
    • Ossian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
      • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
    • Spillville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Castalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ridgeway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Frankville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Decorah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hawkeye ...

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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkeye.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hawkeye. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hawkeye and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hawkeye.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Hawkeye.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hawkeye:

Cemeteries Near Hawkeye ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkeye.

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 Hawkeye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hawkeye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkeye Cemetery
  • Fayette County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayette County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette County Farm Cemetery
  • Windsor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Cemetery
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
  • South Windsor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Windsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Windsor Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Richfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richfield Cemetery
  • Dunhams Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunhams Grove Cemetery
  • West Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
  • Boale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boale Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Alpha Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpha Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Wilson Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Grove Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hawkeye had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hawkeye had a population of 399 people.

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

  • Donnan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
    • Donnan is located in Fayette County
  • Richfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Richfield is located in Fayette County
  • Randalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
    • Randalia is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Douglass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
    • Douglass is located in Fayette County
  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Fayette County
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
  • Saint Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
    • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Sumner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waucoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
  • Fayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Fayette County
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    • Westgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgate
      • Westgate is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
    • Maynard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <2>
    • Lima
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Fayette County

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

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hawkeye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9385, Longitude: -91.9500       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkeye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Hawkeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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