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History · Haynes

Haynes dates to 1906, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 1920.

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24%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Haynes began

When was Haynes founded?

1906

Haynes dates its founding to 1906 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 113 in 19202020 census: 15120 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1908.

What stands out about Haynes’ 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 Haynes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 210 in 1940; 15 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haynes’s history is told.

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People over time

Haynes, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 210

Peaked at 210 in 1940; 15 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

The story so far

Haynes, in brief

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

Haynes is a city in Adams County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15 at the 2020 census. Haynes was founded as Gadsden in 1906 along the Milwaukee Road's transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. The name was changed to Haynes in 1907 to honor George B. Haynes, president of the Milwaukee Road at the time.

Haynes was established in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 23 to 15 (-35%).

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

Timeline

Haynes, 1906 to 1990

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1906
    FoundingHaynes is established
  3. 1908Post officeThe Haynes post office opens
  4. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 210
  5. 1974On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1990Post officeThe Haynes post office closes
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On the map

Haynes on the map, 1974 to 1998

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

Haynes on the 1974 USGS mapHaynes on the 1984 USGS mapHaynes on the 1998 USGS map1974Haynes sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Haynes

Nobody well known was born in Haynes itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gale ClevenAmerican pilot · b. 1918
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Bud MarquardtAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1913
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Korliss UeckerAmerican operatic soprano
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G. A. SwansonAmerican systems scientist · b. 1949
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Haynes had its own post office from 1908 to 1990.

Haynes
1908–1990
19001960today

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

Questions about Haynes’ history

What year was Haynes founded?

In 1906, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Haynes’ post office opened in 1908, and the census of 1920 counted 113 people here.

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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 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.