Welcome to Hawthorn ...

Hawthorn is located in Clarion County<1>.

The location of Hawthorn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawthorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hawthorn has a population of 458 people<3> (see below for details).

Hawthorn is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hawthorn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hawthorn had an population of 458 people. This is a decrease of 7.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hawthorn had a population of 494 people. This makes Hawthorn the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 494 people, the population of Hawthorn decreased 15.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 587 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hawthorn.

Communities Also Named Hawthorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hawthorn - they are located in Alabama, Illinois (2), Maryland and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawthorn.

Communities near Hawthorn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawthorn.

• Clarion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <5>
• Punxsutawney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <5>
• Brookville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <5>
• Kittanning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <5>
• West Kittanning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• East Brady
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <5>
• Rimersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <5>
• Rural Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <5>
• Sligo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hawthorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawthorn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawthorn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawthorn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawthorn. See our Newspapers Page for Hawthorn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawthorn ...

Looking for more information about Hawthorn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hawthorn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hawthorn.

Adding Hawthorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawthorn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hawthorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hawthorn post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawthorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawthorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/