Welcome to Hawkins ...

Hawkins is located in Bannock County<1>.

The location of Hawkins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Hawkins is 5,270 feet [1,606 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hawkins is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Hawkins: (208) & (986)<4>

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, Colorado, Georgia, 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.

• Inkom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
  • Inkom is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <5>
• McCammon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <5>
• Downey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <5>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <5>
• Arimo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
  • Arimo is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <5>
• Robin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
  • Robin is located in Bannock County
• Pauline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Pauline is located in Power County
• Arbon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbon
  • Arbon is located in Power County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbon <5>
• Saint Johns
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
• Pocatello
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocatello
  • Pocatello is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocatello <5>

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.

Adding Hawkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawkins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hawkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hawkins post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/