Welcome to Hayden ...

Hayden is located in Uintah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Hayden is 5,890 feet [1,795 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hayden is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Hayden is within the (435) area code.

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, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hayden ...

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

• Roosevelt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
• Ballard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Ballard is located in Uintah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
• Myton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myton
  • Myton is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myton <3>
• Altamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Duchesne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
• Bennett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
  • Bennett is located in Uintah County
• Cedarview ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
  • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
• Tridell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tridell
  • Tridell is located in Uintah County
  • Former name for Tridell:
  • Liberty
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tridell <3>
• Lapoint
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
  • Lapoint is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <3>
• Fort Duchesne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Duchesne
  • Fort Duchesne is located in Uintah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Duchesne <3>
• Gusher
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusher
  • Gusher is located in Uintah County
  • Former names for Gusher:
  • Moffat
  • Sober City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gusher <3>

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.

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

We also 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 1907.

We also found Hayden on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

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 Uintah County: www.co.uintah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/