Welcome to Haynesville ...

Haynesville is located in Ohio County<1>.

The location of Haynesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haynesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Haynesville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Haynesville: (270)

Communities Also Named Haynesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Haynesville - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Haynesville ...

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

• Owensboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensboro <4>
• Tell City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Hartford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Hardinsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <4>
• Lewisport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisport
  • Lewisport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisport <4>
• Cannelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Cloverport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <4>
• Hawesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• Whitesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
  • Whitesville is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
• Fordsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haynesville ...

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

Adding Haynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haynesville 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 Haynesville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Haynesville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haynesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/