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History · Haywood

Haywood’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Haywood was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1898 on.

1904first post office
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How Haywood began

When was Haywood founded?

1904

The Haywood post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 150122 years
Founding year: the first Haywood post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Haywood’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 Haywood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18984 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1991. Watch Haywood change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haywood’s history is told.

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On the map

Haywood on the map, 1898 to 1991

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

Haywood on the 1898 USGS mapHaywood on the 1909 USGS mapHaywood on the 1966 USGS mapHaywood on the 1991 USGS map1898McAlester sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Haywood, in brief

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

Haywood is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Haywood had a population of 150. A post office was established at Haywood, Indian Territory on September 20, 1904. The community, located in a coal mining region, was named for William D. "Big Bill" Haywood, a prominent socialist and labor leader of the era. At the time of its founding, Haywood was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation. The north entrance to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant is located in Haywood.

Its first post office opened in 1904.

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

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Haywood

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

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Reba McEntireAmerican country singer and actress · b. 1955
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John BerrymanAmerican poet and scholar · b. 1914
Mary BlairAmerican artist · b. 1911
Micha HancockAmerican volleyball player · b. 1992
Carl AlbertAmerican politician · b. 1908
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Michael WilsonAmerican screenwriter · b. 1914

Questions about Haywood’s history

What year was Haywood founded?

The Haywood post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, 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.