Welcome to Hawthorne ...

Hawthorne is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Hawthorne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawthorne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Hawthorne is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hawthorne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hawthorne: (931)

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, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, 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.

• Shelbyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Tullahoma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Lewisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Fayetteville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Gattistown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Southgate Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Unionville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Cornersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <4>
• Wartrace
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <4>

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hawthorne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 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 1872.

We also found Hawthorne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawthorne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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