The Tuckertown smallpox epidemic, one of the most memorable and saddest events in Hawke's history, occurred in the winter of 1781–1782.

The Reverend John Page willingly went to the "pest house" to care for those afflicted, only to eventually succumb himself.

As the American Revolution ended, farming continued to be the primary livelihood, although the industrial age was slowly moving into rural Hawke.

Travel was becoming more important, and from 1790 well into the mid-19th century the town allocated many sums of money for road building and repair.

A person was allowed to work off the tax by providing physical labor or oxen and equipment to help with the road construction.

In 1833, a warrant provided for "a new highway in the south part of town" that caused some controversy among the townsfolk, but was ultimately completed in 1835.

Sawmills, cooperages, blacksmithing and small home shoe shops provided extra income for farmers of Danville.

Wagons loaded with casks and barrels left town for the port cities of Newburyport, Gloucester, and Salem, Massachusetts, while town cordwainers complemented the shoe industry of Haverhill, Massachusetts, by sewing and lining the shoes that were eventually trimmed, dressed and packed in the nearby city.

In 1850 the Union Religious Society built the only other church, other than the Meeting House, on Beach Plain Road.

[1] The highest named summit in Danville is Rock Rimmon Hill, with an elevation greater than 350 feet (110 m) above sea level on the town's eastern border.