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History · Hayesville

Hayesville’s post office opened in 1869, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Hayesville Independent School. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1920.

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1on the National Register
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Quick answers

How Hayesville began

When was Hayesville founded?

1869

The Hayesville post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 124 in 19202020 census: 41157 years
Founding year: the first Hayesville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hayesville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hayesville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hayesville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hayesville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Hayesville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hayesville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hayesville is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 41 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 50 to 41 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Hayesville, decade by decade

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On the map

Hayesville on the map, 1954 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hayesville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hayesville on the 1954 USGS mapHayesville on the 1969 USGS mapHayesville on the 1982 USGS map1954Des Moines sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hayesville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Hayesville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2014
Hayesville Independent School
Hayesville Independent School
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
All 1 listings
Hayesville Independent SchoolBuilding · listed 2014

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Hayesville, census by census

0100192019401960198020002020Peak: 137

Between 41 and 137 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hayesville’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Hayesville’s post office has been open since 1869.

Gone or out of use
HayesvillelocaleHayesville Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hayesville’s history

What year was Hayesville founded?

The Hayesville post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Hayesville?

One place: the Hayesville Independent School (listed 2014).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.