Welcome to Haywood ...

Haywood is located in Barren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Haywood is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Haywood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Haywood and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Haywood lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Haywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Haywood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Manitoba, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Haywood ...

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

• Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Scottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Cave City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Edmonton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Smiths Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
• Park City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Hiseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Fountain Run
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <4>

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 Haywood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haywood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Haywood. 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 Haywood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haywood ...

Looking for more information about Haywood? 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 Haywood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Haywood.

Adding Haywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haywood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Haywood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Haywood post office opened in 1894.

We also found Haywood on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/