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Welcome to Hawkins ...

Hawkins is located in Bannock County<1>.

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.<2> 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

Area Codes for Hawkins: 208 & 986<3>

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)
  • McCammon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Downey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lava Hot Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • 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)
  • 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)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Hawkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Hawkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/