Welcome to Hayes ...

Hayes is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Hayes is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hayes (for example, toward Dana (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Hayes: (217)

Communities Also Named Hayes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Hayes: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 26 communities that are also named Hayes - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (4), Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hayes ...

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

• Champaign
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <3>
• Urbana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
• Savoy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <3>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Tuscola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <3>
• Tolono
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <3>
• Arcola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <3>
• Villa Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Arthur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Arthur is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <3>
• Bement
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <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 Hayes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hayes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayes ...

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

Adding Hayes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayes 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 Hayes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hayes post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov