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

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  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