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Welcome to Hay ...

Hay is located in Whitman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Hay is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hay: 509

The ZIP code for Hay: 99136<3>

Communities Also Named Hay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hay - they are located in Idaho, Maine and Ontario.

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

Communities near Hay ...

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

  • LaCrosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Washtucna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Starbuck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Delaney is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Hooper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grange City ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grange City is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
  • Gould City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gould City is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Relief
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Relief is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Endicott
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pomeroy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hay ...

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

Adding Hay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hay post office opened in 1893. The Hay post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hay). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/