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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 Point (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 Point. 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.

Name Variations for Hawk Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Hawk Point: Hawk Pt.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Point is located in Lincoln County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Hawk Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Cave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Truxton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Mackville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Troy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Troy is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Davis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Davis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Olney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Olney is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Briscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Moscow Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Corso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Corso is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
    • Silex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Auburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Fountain N' Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
      • Fountain N' Lakes village
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Martinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Vandalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Callaway County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Berger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Etlah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
    • New Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dundee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dundee is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Kohl City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kohl City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
    • Campbellton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Campbellton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
    • Dissen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dissen is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Detmold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Detmold is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
  • Gasconade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Hermann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Berger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Gasconade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Bellflower
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Gamma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Jonesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Florence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Big Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McKittrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Americus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Ashley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ashley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Eolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cyrene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cyrene is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
    • Sledd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sledd is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
    • Paynesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Bowling Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Calumet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Calumet is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Annada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • New Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • Tarrants
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • Curryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Foristell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Flint Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Wentzville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • New Melle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Lake Saint Louis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Fallon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <1>
    • Dardenne Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Schluersburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
    • All Saints Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
    • Cottleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Truesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wright City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Innsbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Treloar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Marthasville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Dutzow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawk Point, with the one closest to Hawk Point listed first.
    • Batchtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Star City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Hamburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <1>
    • Brussels
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Golden Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Hardin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <1>
    • Mozier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hawk Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawk Point.

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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawk Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hawk Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cannon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Copher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slavens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hawk Point had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hawk Point had a population of 717 people.

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

  • Mashek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
  • Morsey ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morsey is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsey
  • Linns Mills ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linns Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Mills
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Truxton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Famous
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
  • Mackville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
  • Davis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Millwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Millwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Olney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olney is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Warrenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Truesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Briscoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
    • Corso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Corso is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hawk Point ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawk Point.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hawk Point. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hawk Point and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hawk Point.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Hawk Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hawk Point:

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>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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Hawk Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.