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History · Hawthorn

Hawthorn’s post office opened in 1892, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

1892first post office
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41%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Hawthorn began

When was Hawthorn founded?

1892

The Hawthorn post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1916.

2020 census: 477134 years
Founding year: the first Hawthorn post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1916.

What stands out about Hawthorn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hawthorn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hawthorn’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hawthorn’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hawthorn, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hawthorn yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hawthorn is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 482 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 494 to 477 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Hawthorn, decade by decade

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Main from Chestnut in2014Main from Chestnut inHawthorn Presbyterian Church2014Hawthorn Presbyterian ChurchCalvary UMC in2014Calvary UMC in
Famous people

Famous people close to Hawthorn

Nobody well known was born in Hawthorn itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Nathan Leroy StrongAmerican politician · b. 1859
Summers Melville JackAmerican politician · b. 1852
Willis James HulingsAmerican politician · b. 1850
Ossee SchreckengostAmerican baseball player · b. 1875
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William W. AllenAmerican politician · b. 1908
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Richard Thomas AlexanderAmerican educator · b. 1887
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Redbank TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRedbank TownshipIts storyB+

Questions about Hawthorn’s history

What year was Hawthorn founded?

The Hawthorn post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1916.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.