Welcome to Hawk Springs ...

Hawk Springs is located in Goshen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawk Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Hawk Springs: Hawk Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hawk Spngs. or Hawk Sprngs.)

Hawk Springs is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hawk Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hawk Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hawk Springs: (307)

The ZIP code for Hawk Springs: 82217<3>

Communities near Hawk Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawk Springs.

• Torrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
• La Grange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Lyman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Yoder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
• Henry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Furnas County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
• Huntley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <4>
• Veteran
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Veteran is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veteran <4>
• Stegall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stegall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
• Meriden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Morrill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <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 Hawk Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawk Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawk Springs ...

Looking for more information about Hawk Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hawk Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hawk Springs.

Adding Hawk Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawk Springs 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 Hawk Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hawk Springs post office opened in 1874.

We also found Hawk Springs mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawk Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/