Hawkinsville is an Unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States that formerly had a distinct community. It was named in honor of James Boyd Hawkins, a planter from North Carolina who established the Hawkins Ranch, a cotton and sugarcane plantation, later a cattle ranch, in Matagorda County.
Van Vleck Independent School District operates schools in the area.
Coordinates: 28°53′16″N 95°40′11″W / 28.88778°N 95.66972°W