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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 Hawk (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 Hawk. 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 hospitals 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.

Hawk is located in Harper County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harper County: Barber, Kingman, Sumner, Alfalfa (OK) & Grant (OK).

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

  • Harper County     (The home county of Hawk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Anthony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Freeport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Harper County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Ruella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
      • Ruella is located in Harper County
    • Danville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
    • Harper
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Waldron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Attica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
    • Runnymede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
    • Duquoin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
    • Crisfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
    • Kiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
      • Kiowa has also been known as:
      • Kiowa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Pixley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Pixley is located in Barber County
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Adams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
    • Norwich
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <1>
    • Rago
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Spivey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Kingman County
    • Zenda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <1>
  • Sedgwick County
    • Anness
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
      • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Doster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Sumner County
    • Argonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Caldwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Sumner County
    • Corbin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
    • Mayfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Sumner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Perth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Sumner County
    • Conway Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
      • Drury is located in Sumner County
    • Anson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
  • Alfalfa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Amorita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
      • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <1>
    • Byron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Vining
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
  • Grant County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk, with the one closest to Hawk listed first.
    • Manchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wakita
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
      • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <1>
    • Sand Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Renfrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
      • Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Medford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people

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

Cemeteries Near Hawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawk.

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

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

  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Singer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manchester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeport Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Devore Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Gibbon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • H & S Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the H & S Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the H & S Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harper Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Anthony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Harper County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
  • Metcalf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
    • Metcalf is located in Sumner County
  • Ruella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County
  • Harper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Danville has also been known as:
    • Coalville
  • Crystal Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
  • Doster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Doster is located in Sumner County
  • Argonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakita
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
    • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <1>
  • Attica
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Runnymede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
    • Corwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Harper County
    • Duquoin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County

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

Newspapers Published in Hawk ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawk, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hawk:

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

The official website for Harper County: www.harpercounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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 Hawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hawk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1125, Longitude: -97.9753       In this case, the coordinates for Hawk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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