Hawkeye, Missouri
Hawkeye is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The Pulaski-Camden county line is one-half mile to the west and the Pulaski-Miller county line is one mile to the north. Missouri Route U passes through the community. The community is on a ridge at an elevation of 1106 feet[1] at the head of the north flowing Barren Fork, the northeast flowing Clinkingbeard Creek to the east and tributaries of west flowing Deane Creek to the south and west.[2]
History
[edit]A post office was in operation at Hawkeye from 1882 until 1955.[3] The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawkeye, Missouri
- ^ Brumley, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ^ "Pulaski County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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38°00′20″N 92°23′35″W / 38.00556°N 92.39306°W
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