Hawley, Missouri Explained

Hawley is an extinct town in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community was located south of Missouri Route N approximately 5.5 miles northwest of Mountain Grove. Whetstone Creek flows past the west side of the location.^[1]

A post office called Hawley was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The community has the name of the local Hawley family.^[3]

References

37.1689°N -92.3486°W

Notes and References

1. Mountain Grove North, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.) Note: From coordinates as the name doesn't appear on any topo maps of the area.
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2017.
3. Web site: Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071616/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wright.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 .