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Welcome to Haystack ...

Haystack is located in Sonoma County<1>.

Haystack is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Haystack lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Haystack: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Haystack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Haystack - they are located in Kentucky, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador and Oregon.

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

Communities near Haystack ...

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

  • Santa Rosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Napa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
  • San Rafael
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Novato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rohnert Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • American Canyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • San Anselmo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sonoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebastopol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haystack ...

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

Adding Haystack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haystack 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 Haystack was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haystack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haystack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Haystack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Haystack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.