Hawley is an extinct town in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

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.[2]

A post office called Hawley was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of the local Hawley family.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawley (historical)
  2. 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.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

37°10′08″N 92°20′55″W / 37.16889°N 92.34861°W / 37.16889; -92.34861


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