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Welcome to Haynes ...

Haynes is located in Chenango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haynes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Haynes is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Haynes: 607

Communities Also Named Haynes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Haynes - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois (2), New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio (2) and Tennessee (3).

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

Websites for Haynes ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chenangony.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Haynes, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Haynes ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haynes ...

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

Adding Haynes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haynes 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 (so far) for Haynes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Haynes post office opened in 1892. The Haynes post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haynes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chenango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haynes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/