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Welcome to Hawthorne ...

Hawthorne is located in Mineral County<1> (at the time of its founding, Hawthorne was located in Esmeralda County) and is the County Seat for Mineral County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawthorne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Hawthorne is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hawthorne is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hawthorne lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hawthorne: 775

The ZIP code for Hawthorne: 89415<3>

Communities Also Named Hawthorne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Hawthorne - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawthorne.

Communities near Hawthorne ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawthorne.

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 Hawthorne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawthorne.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawthorne. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hawthorne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawthorne ...

Looking for more information about Hawthorne? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hawthorne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hawthorne.

Adding Hawthorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawthorne 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 (so far) for Hawthorne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hawthorne post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawthorne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawthorne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hawthorne). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hawthorne or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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