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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 Hawkinsville (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 Hawkinsville. 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 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.

Hawkinsville is located in Dyer County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dyer County: Mississippi (AR), Pemiscot (MO), Crockett, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale & Obion.

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

  • Dyer County     (The home county of Hawkinsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Tigrett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
      • Tigrett is located in Dyer County
    • Bruceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
      • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
    • Bishop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Dyer County
    • Fowlkes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
      • Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
    • Unionville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Dyer County
    • Tatumville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
      • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
    • Dyersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
      • Middle City is located in Dyer County
    • Newbern
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Finley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
      • Finley is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
    • Richwoods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
      • Richwoods is located in Dyer County
    • Churchton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Friendship
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Chestnut Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
      • Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
    • Maury Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
      • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
    • Elizabeth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
    • Crockett Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
      • Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
    • Maury City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
      • Maury City is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Johnsons Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
      • Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
    • Alamo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Bells
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Bells is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <2>
    • Fruitvale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
    • Gadsden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Brazil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
      • Brazil is located in Gibson County
    • Yorkville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • Dyer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Dyer is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
    • Tilghman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
      • Tilghman is located in Gibson County
    • Humboldt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <2>
    • Rutherford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherford <2>
    • Gibson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Gibson County
    • Medina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <2>
    • Four Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
      • Four Points is located in Gibson County
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Owl City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Haywood County
    • Toulon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Haywood County
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Haywood County
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Haywood County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
    • Allens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
      • Allens is located in Haywood County
    • Brownsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Willow Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
    • Wellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Haywood County
    • Ko Ko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
      • Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Ridgely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <2>
    • Powells Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
      • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
    • Owl City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Lake County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Halls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
      • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <2>
    • Gates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Flippin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flippin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
      • Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Edith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
    • Arp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Lauderdale County
    • Durhamville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
      • Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Henning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glimp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
    • Luckett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
      • Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
    • Ashport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Providence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Madison County
    • Windy City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Madison County
    • Three Way
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
      • Three Way is located in Madison County
    • Huntersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Madison County
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Madison County
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Obion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
      • Obion is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Kenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
      • Kenton is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Hornbeak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak
      • Hornbeak is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeak <2>
    • Troy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Tipton County
    • Gift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
      • Gift is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Barfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
      • Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Armorel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armorel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinsville, with the one closest to Hawkinsville listed first.
    • Caruthersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Hawkinsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkinsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Belle Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belle Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belle Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hardin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178062 <4>
  • Nash Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cock and Irvin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stallcup Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stallcup Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stallcup Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312741 <4>
  • Miller Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Albritton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albritton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albritton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Shelton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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 Hawkinsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkinsville.

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

  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Chestnut Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
    • Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
  • Stokes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Dyer County
  • Halls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <2>
  • Maury City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
    • Maury City is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Crockett Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
    • Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
  • RoEllen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for RoEllen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
    • RoEllen is located in Dyer County
  • Fowlkes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
    • Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
  • Gates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Gates is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Cairo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Crockett County
  • Double Bridges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
    • Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
  • Forked Deer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forked Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
    • Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Johnsons Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
      • Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
    • Tatumville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
      • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
    • Dyersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hawkinsville ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkinsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkinsville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkinsville.

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 Hawkinsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<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 Hawkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9084, Longitude: -89.2840       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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