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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Hawley is located in Grant County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Harper (KS), Sumner (KS), Alfalfa, Garfield & Kay.
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:
- Grant County (The home county of Hawley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Sand Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Nash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wakita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Pond Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Renfrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Lamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salt Fork is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alfalfa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Vining
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vining is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Jet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goltry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amorita
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Yewed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
- Burlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carmen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former name for Hillsdale:
- Coldwater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
- Kremlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Enid
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Enid is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lahoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Major County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Meno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods County
- Dacoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harper County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Waldron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ruella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sumner County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Doster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Hawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thrawl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Nash and Pond Creek. The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the east of Nash.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99032 <2>
- Klondike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakita Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ware Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Cherokee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99749 <2>
- Milan Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (97 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hawley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawley, with the one closest to Hawley listed first.
- Jet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Pond Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kremlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- North Enid
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Enid is located in Garfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Renfrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ruella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Carwile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
- Enid
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
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 87 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 start with 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 Hawley:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alfalfa County
- Garfield County
- Major County
- Woods County
- Harper County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Nash and Pond Creek. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |