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Welcome to Haw Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Haw Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Haw Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Haw Creek, please Contact Us.


Haw Creek was located

Haw Creek would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.


The location of Haw Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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

A typical abbreviation for Haw Creek: Haw Crk. (or less commonly used: Haw Ck. or Haw Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Haw Creek is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Haw Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Haw Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Haw Creek - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Haw Creek ...

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

  • Brenham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <5>
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Austin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>
  • Burton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
  • Carmine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmine
    • Carmine is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmine <5>
  • Round Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roznov
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Roznov is located in Fayette County
  • Warrenton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pisek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Pisek is located in Colorado County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Haw Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Haw Creek.

Adding Haw Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haw Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Haw Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Haw Creek post office opened in 1872.

We also found Haw Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haw Creek.

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Haw Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haw Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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