Hawley Blaine County, Idaho


Mapped Location

Hawley: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Hawley

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Hawley

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Hawley Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Hawley

References to Hawley that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

HAWLEY, Blaine County.—Named for Hon. James H. Hawley who was born in Dubuque County, Iowa, January 17, 1847 ; attended public schools of Iowa; moved to California, 1861; moved to Idaho and started mining, 1862; studied law and began its practice, 1871; United States district attorney for Idaho, 1885-9; governor of Idaho, 1910-12.

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

 

Last updated: 2016-12-04