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History · Hawk Springs

Hawk Springs’ post office opened in 1874, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

1874first post office
0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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How Hawk Springs began

When was Hawk Springs founded?

1874

The Hawk Springs post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 47152 years
Founding year: the first Hawk Springs post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hawk Springs’ 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 Hawk Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hawk Springs’ homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hawk Springs’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hawk Springs, in brief

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

Hawk Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 45 at the 2010 census. Hawk Springs State Recreation Area is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Hawk Springs.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 45 to 47 (+4%).

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

By decade

Hawk Springs, decade by decade

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Hawk Springs, Wyoming Post Office2016Hawk Springs, Wyoming Post OfficeWYMap-doton-HawkSprings2004WYMap-doton-HawkSprings
On the map

Hawk Springs on the map, 1960 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hawk Springs. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hawk Springs on the 1960 USGS mapHawk Springs on the 1990 USGS map1960Hawk Springs sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hawk Springs.

Questions about Hawk Springs’ history

What year was Hawk Springs founded?

The Hawk Springs post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.