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Welcome to Haymond ...

Haymond is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Haymond is located in Brewster County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Haymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Haymond is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Haymond is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Haymond: (432)

Communities Also Named Haymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Haymond - they are located in Indiana and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Haymond ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Haymond.

  • Maxon ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
    • Maxon is located in Brewster County
    • Maxon has also been known as:
    • Maxon Springs
  • Marathon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lenox
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Brewster County
  • Longfellow ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
    • Longfellow is located in Pecos County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Haymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haymond.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haymond ...

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

Adding Haymond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haymond 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 Haymond was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Haymond in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Haymond post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haymond.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haymond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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