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Welcome to Hayes Crossing ...

Hayes Crossing is located in Panola County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hayes Crossing: Hayes Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hayes Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Hayes Crossing.

Hayes Crossing is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hayes Crossing: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Hayes Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hayes Crossing - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Hayes Crossing ...

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

  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Senatobia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Batesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Como
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Courtland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Courtland is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pope is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Harmontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayes Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayes Crossing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Hayes Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Hayes Crossing 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.