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 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Hawkins Corner is located in Pepin County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pepin County: Goodhue (MN), Wabasha (MN), Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire & Pierce.
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:
- Pepin 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.
- Barry Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barry Corner is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Corner
- Lund
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Lakeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeport is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Pepin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Stockholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Arkansaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Durand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Gilmanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Mondovi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Buffalo City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cochrane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Montana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Eau Galle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Dunnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Falls City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Menomonie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Rock Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Knapp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Maiden Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Plum City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Bay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- El Paso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Hager City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Moeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Beldenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Hersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Goodhue County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Wing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellechester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellechester is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellechester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Goodhue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Welch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zumbrota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Belle Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Olmsted County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Potsdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Olmsted County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Oronoco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reads Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wabasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zumbro Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Weaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mazeppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minneiska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Corner, with the one closest to Hawkins Corner listed first.
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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.
- Mission Covenant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lund Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Pepin.
- The Little Plum Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Plum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88351 <3>
- Sabylund Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Stockholm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porcupine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
- Lund
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lund is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
- Pepin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Porcupine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Porcupine is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Savoy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Ella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ella is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trevino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trevino is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevino
- Misha Mokwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Misha Mokwa is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misha Mokwa
- Maiden Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maiden Rock is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Plum City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plum City is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ono is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
- Arkansaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansaw is located in Pepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansaw
- Wabasha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 89 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Pepin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- Goodhue County
- Olmsted County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkins Corner) 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 Hawkins Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |