Welcome to Hayden ...

Hayden is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Hayden is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hayden is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hayden lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hayden (for example, toward Dalhart (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Hayden: (575)

Communities Also Named Hayden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hayden - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hayden ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Hayden.

• Amistad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Amistad is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <4>
• Sedan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
• Nara Visa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nara Visa
  • Nara Visa is located in Quay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nara Visa <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 Hayden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hayden.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayden ...

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

Adding Hayden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayden 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 Hayden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hayden post office opened in 1908.

We also found Hayden on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/