Welcome to Hayden ...

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

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

Hayden would have been located within present day Preston County<2>.

The location of Hayden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hayden is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hayden was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hayden still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Hayden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hayden - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Hayden ...

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

• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <6>
• Westover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westover <6>
• Kingwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Reedsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <6>
• Rowlesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <6>
• Masontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people

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

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

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

Adding Hayden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hayden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hayden post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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