Welcome to Hays Place ...
Hays Place is located in Franklin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Hays Place: Hays Pl. (or less commonly used: Hays Plc.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hays Place for more information about variations on the name of Hays Place.
Hays Place is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Hays Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Hays Place (for example, toward Port Saint Joe), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Hays Place: 850 & 448<3>
Communities Also Named Hays Place ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hays Place - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hays Place.
Communities near Hays Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hays Place.
- Carrabelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Apalachicola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Franklin County
- Eastpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumatra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Gulf County
- Lanark Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Saint Joe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Liberty County
- Wewahitchka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Hays Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hays Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hays Place. 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 Hays Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays Place. See our Newspapers Page for Hays Place.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hays Place ...
Looking for more information about Hays Place? 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 Hays Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hays Place.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hays Place - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Hays Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Hays Place 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. |
| <5> | 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. |