Hawks, Ohio

History

A variant name was Hawk.[1] A post office called Hawks was established in 1880, the name was changed to Hawk in 1895, and the post office closed in 1937.[2] The community has the name of Wes Hawk, a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawks
  2. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 59.


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