This was a condition Hawley included in the sale of land to the Housatonic Railroad Company in the nineteenth century.

[2] Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center, causing Newtown's population to grow to over 4,000 circa 1881.

As of 2018, the Housatonic Railroad Company owns a lumber distribution and bulk transfer facility in Hawleyville.

[4] Hawleyville gained a sewer system in 2001, which was subsequently expanded upon in 2016.

[5] The area is served by Hawleyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue.