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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 Hawkins Corner (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 Hawkins Corner. 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 Hawkins Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hawkins Corner: Hawkins Cor. (or less commonly used: Hawkins Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Hawkins Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hawkins Corner may originally have been Hawkin's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hawkins Corner might be written as Hawkin Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hawkins Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawkins Corner.

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 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.

Hawkins Corner is located in Oneida County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oswego & Otsego.

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

  • Oneida County     (The home county of Hawkins Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • Coonrod
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
    • Westernville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Air City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Air City is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air City
    • Brookfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Brookfield is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Camroden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Camroden is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
    • Frenchville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Frenchville is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Stanwix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
    • Humaston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Humaston is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
    • Leisure Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Leisure Village is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • Point Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Greenway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • Russia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Russia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
    • Grant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Grant is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Northwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Cold Brook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Poland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Norwich Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Old City is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
    • Gray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Norway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Corrado Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Frankfort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • West Leyden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mohawk Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mohawk Hill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Hill
    • Leisher Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Leisher Mill is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisher Mill
    • Constableville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Osceola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Port Leyden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Collinsville is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Michigan Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Michigan Mills is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Mills
    • Lyons Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Turin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lyonsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
    • Greig
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • Oneida Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida Valley is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Valley
    • Oneida
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kenwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
    • Wampsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Valley Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Canastota
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitelaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitelaw is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Munns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Munns is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munns
    • Clockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Munnsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Siloam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Siloam is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Cottons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottons is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • Tall Pines Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Kirkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mycenae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Eagle Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Minoa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <2>
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
    • Cleveland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Redfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Nicholsville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Kasoag
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kasoag is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasoag
    • Constantia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • West Amboy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • West Amboy is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amboy
    • Gayville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gayville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
    • West Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Monroe is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Altmar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hawkins Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkins Corner.

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 Hawkins Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Polish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Delta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Link Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rome Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lee Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oneida County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Welsh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Eames Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frenchville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Lee Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Coonrod
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coonrod is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonrod
  • Ridge Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Mills
  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
  • Westernville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lee is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Humaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Humaston is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humaston
  • Stanwix
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stanwix is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwix
  • Camroden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Camroden is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camroden
  • North Western
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Western is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Western
  • West Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Branch is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • Verona Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona Mills is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Mills
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Greenway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Big Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Big Brook is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brook
    • Point Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Rock is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock

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

Newspapers Published in Hawkins Corner ...

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 162 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkins Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkins Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkins Corner.

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 helpful 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 Hawkins Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hawkins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Hawkins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.