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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hayward (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hayward. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hayward is located in Mariposa County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mariposa County: Madera, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne.

Below are the counties that are near Hayward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayward:

  • Mariposa County     (The home county of Hayward)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
    • Coulterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornitos
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bagby ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
    • Dogtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Bear Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Catheys Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Bullion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
    • Mariposa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Midpines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jerseydale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jerseydale is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseydale
    • Bootjack
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
    • Darrah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Darrah is located in Mariposa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
    • The Shores of Poker Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Melones ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Melones is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
    • Copper Cove Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Copper Cove Village is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cove Village
    • Copperopolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Telegraph City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Telegraph City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph City
    • Angels Camp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Merced County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
    • Merced Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
    • Snelling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Amsterdam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Arundel ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Arundel is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
    • The Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Winton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballico
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cressey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fluhr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fluhr is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
    • Tuttle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tuttle is located in Merced County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
    • Atwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Merced
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Planada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Stanislaus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
    • La Grange
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Knights Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Waterford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Denair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • East Oakdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Oakdale
    • Hughson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Turlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <1>
    • Adela
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Adela is located in Stanislaus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adela
    • Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Keyes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tuolumne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.
    • Moccasin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Big Oak Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chinese Camp
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Yosemite Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
    • Stent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Stent is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rawhide
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
    • Standard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • East Sonora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
    • Greenley Oaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
    • Mono Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mono Village is located in Tuolumne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayward, see our County-by-County Page for Hayward.

Cemeteries Near Hayward ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayward.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hayward - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.

  • Sturdevant Ranch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snelling Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivett Ranch Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coulterville Public Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopeton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Ferry Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stent Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stent Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Stent
    • The Stent Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Poverty Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229117 <2>
  • Catheys Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Knight Burial Site
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winton Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Winton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8453 <2>
    • Pate Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Hayward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayward.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayward, with the one closest to Hayward listed first.

  • La Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merced Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
  • Snelling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coulterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornitos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopeton is located in Merced County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
  • Big Oak Flat
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bear Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
  • Groveland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinese Camp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Montpelier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Mount Bullion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayward.

Newspapers Published in Hayward ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayward.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayward, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayward.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hayward:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hayward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hayward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.