Welcome to Haycock ...

Haycock is located in Floyd County<1>.

The location of Haycock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haycock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Haycock is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Haycock is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Haycock is within the boundaries of the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Haycock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Haycock - it's located in Alaska.

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

Communities near Haycock ...

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

• Christiansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Stuart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Floyd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Pizarro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
  • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
• Poff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
  • Poff is located in Floyd County
• Woolwine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine
  • Woolwine is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwine <4>
• Elamsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
  • Elamsville is located in Patrick County
• Sowers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Sowers is located in Floyd County
• Meadows of Dan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <4>
• Simpsons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
  • Simpsons is located in Floyd County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haycock ...

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

Adding Haycock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haycock 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 for Haycock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Haycock post office opened in 1883.

We also found Haycock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haycock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haycock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Floyd County: www.fin.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/