Welcome to Hayes Crossing ...

Hayes Crossing is located in Stephens County<1>.

The location of Hayes Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayes Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Hayes Crossing: Hayes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hayes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Hayes Crossing.

Hayes Crossing is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hayes Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hayes Crossing: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Hayes Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hayes Crossing - they are located in Alabama and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hayes Crossing.

Communities near Hayes Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hayes Crossing.

• Toccoa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Cornelia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Jarrett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
• Baldwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Royston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
  • Royston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royston <5>
• Lavonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <5>
• Demorest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
  • Demorest is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <5>
• Clarkesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
  • Clarkesville is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <5>
• Mount Airy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hayes Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hayes Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hayes Crossing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayes Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayes Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Hayes Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayes Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Hayes Crossing? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hayes Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hayes Crossing.

Adding Hayes Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayes Crossing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hayes Crossing was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayes Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayes Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/