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Welcome to Hayward ...

Hayward is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Hayward is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hayward: 580

Communities Also Named Hayward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hayward - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hayward ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayward ...

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

Adding Hayward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayward 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 Hayward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hayward post office opened in 1903. The Hayward post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayward.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayward - 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/