Welcome to Hayden ...

Hayden is located in Queen Anne's County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Hayden is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hayden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hayden: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Communities Also Named Hayden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hayden - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hayden ...

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

• Chestertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <5>
• Centreville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
• Denton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• Greensboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Ridgely
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
• Rock Hall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hall
  • Rock Hall is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hall <5>
• Church Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
• Queenstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
• Millington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Galena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayden ...

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

Adding Hayden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayden 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 Hayden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hayden post office opened in 1882.

We also found Hayden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/