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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hawley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hawley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hawley, please Contact Us.
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 Hawley (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 Hawley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hawley is historic, it would have been located within present day Wright 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 Wright County: Douglas, Laclede, Texas & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Hawley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawley:
- Wright County (The home county of Hawley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Hartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Saint George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Odin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Grovespring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Olathia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Drury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Buckhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Ava
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Squires
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Smallett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Siloam Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Competition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Lynchburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pease
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Twin Bridges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winnipeg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Rockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Dora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wasola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Almartha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Brixey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Texas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Dunn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Bendavis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Cabool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Sargent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Simmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Success
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Diggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sarvis Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Rader
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Niangua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawley, see our County-by-County Page for Hawley.
Cemeteries Near Hawley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawley.
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 Hawley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Absher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Helum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peachee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peachee Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Mountain Grove.
- Raney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swede Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ussery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
Hawley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Antler ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antler is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fowler is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Rail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Hartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cabool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Fuson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fuson is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coldspring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coldspring is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Bado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bado is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
- Astoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawley.
Newspapers Published in Hawley ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawley.
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 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 Hawley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Ozark County
- Texas County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Hawley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |