Welcome to Haden ...

Haden is located in Botetourt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Haden is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Haden: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Haden ...

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

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

Communities near Haden ...

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

• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton Forge
  • From Haden to Clifton Forge
• Buchanan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buchanan
  • From Haden to Buchanan
• Iron Gate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Fincastle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fincastle
  • From Haden to Fincastle
• Rich Patch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rich Patch
  • From Haden to Rich Patch
• Low Moor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Low Moor
  • From Haden to Low Moor
• Selma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
• Salisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salisbury
  • From Haden to Salisbury
• Salt Petre Cave
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
  • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
  • Salt Peter Cave
  • Saltpetre
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salt Petre Cave
  • From Haden to Salt Petre Cave

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haden ...

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

Adding Haden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haden 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 Haden was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haden.