Hawkins, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hawkins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75765. The Survey maps it on the Hawkins quadrangle. 1,274 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 407 feet above sea level.
On record in Hawkins
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Florence Robinson Cottagelisted 2000
Population over time
2 figuresHawkins fell from 1,278 to 1,274 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,278 | |
| 2020 | 1,274 | -4 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Hawkins quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Mineola quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
209 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Hawkins between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,238 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 111 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WELLS RD |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LINDEN - 183 |
| 25 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1 MIKLE NORTH 2869 FM 14 |
| 24 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 562 |
| 20 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9360 HWY 155 |
| 20 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 14 N FM 2869 110310 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hawkins: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawkins in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Hawkins | $75,000 | This is a continuation of the Smith County tornado, which crossed Highway 80 between Brimley Lake and Lake Hawkins, snapping and uprooting additional trees. The Ozarka Water Bottling Plant north of Hawkins sustained major roof damage consistent with EF-1 winds estimated between 95-105 mph. More trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado continued northeast and passed just east of Holly Lake and into Upshur County. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $60,000 | Two homes damaged by fallen trees. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $20,000 | Tree fell across a home in town. |
| January 1995 | Hail | Hawkins | $15,000 | Golf ball-size hail damaged automobiles at the Holley Lake Ranch. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $15,000 | A large section of a metal roof was peeled off a building. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | $10,000 | ,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75) High winds damaged a post office. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Hawkins | $1,000 | CR14 was damaged and partially washed out from flood waters. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees downed in Hawkins. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees were downed on Highway 14 near Hawkins. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail reported in Hawkins. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Highway 80 and FM 14 in Hawkins. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Mostly quarter size hail with some much larger hailstones in excess of golfball size covered the ground in Hawkins. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Strong wind gusts estimated to be near 60 mph downed large limbs and blew over a greenhouse in Hawkins. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell in Hawkins. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Penny size hail fell in Hawkins. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Amateur radio reported an estimated wind gust of 70 mph in the city of Hawkins. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Some trees were downed in town. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees downed on County Road 3480. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Hail fell along the Wood/Upshur County line. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Hawkins | - | Thunderstorm remained stationary over the same area for nearly 1 hour. Hail to the size of baseballs for for nearly 40 minutes totally stripping trees and vegetation. No reports of damage to property was received. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees down across FM2869. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Numerous large trees down. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees and powerlines down. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Hawkins | - | Heavy rains resulted in flooding in and around Hawkins. Many roads were flooded and impassable. Cumby road was washed out and many cars were stalled in the high water in town. |
| January 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees were uprooted by high winds. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Hawkins | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angler | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fouke | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Fada | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Crow | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hoard | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Mills | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hainesville | 12.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hawkins | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982662 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1337469. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




