Our Genealogy Helper
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 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.
Hawk is located in Harper County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may 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)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Ruella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- 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)
- Waldron is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Runnymede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Duquoin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Crisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- 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)
- Hazelton is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Former name for Sharon:
- Bible Valley
- Kiowa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kiowa is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- 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)
- Pixley is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- 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)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Spivey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Zenda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick County
- Anness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- 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)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Argonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- 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)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Mayfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Perth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Conway Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Roland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Anson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- 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)
- Byron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Vining
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Renfrow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- 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)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hawk - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Singer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bonham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Devore Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Gibbon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- H & S Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
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)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Metcalf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Ruella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Crystal Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Doster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Argonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wakita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Attica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Runnymede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Corwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Duquoin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
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]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Harper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barber County
- Kingman County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Alfalfa County
- Grant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |