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
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)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huntley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Veteran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stegall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stegall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
- Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stegall
- From Hawk Springs to Stegall
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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.<7>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Goshen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawk Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hawk Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hawk Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |