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Welcome to Hayward ...

So far, we found very little information about Hayward. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hayward to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hayward, please Contact Us.


Hayward would have been located within present day Pennington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hayward is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hayward is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Hayward was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Hayward was located: 605

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, Oklahoma, Oregon 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.

  • Rapid City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rapid Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Custer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanator
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sanator is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanator
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,350 people
  • Hill City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Johnson Siding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
  • Murphy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people
  • Hermosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.

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.<5>

From that list, the Hayward post office opened in 1877. The Hayward post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayward.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hayward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/