Hayes County Resources
Hayes County Records
- Platmap
We haven't found an early Plat Book. However we do have the Original Survey you can view.
- Soldier
A list of soldiers that served from Hayes County.
Hayes County Towns and Places
Created by legislative enactment February 19, 1877. Named in honor of Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-93),
US president from 1877 to 1881.
- Cactus
Post office established July 25, 1890; discontinued June 19, 1895. Named for desert cactus growing
in the region.
- Carrico
Post office established July 13, 1896; discontinued May 15, 1914. Probably named for a local settler.
- Catherine
Post office moved from Chase County August 7, 1891; moved to Chase County September 3, 1896. See
Catherine, Chase County.
- Eddy
Post office established October 18, 1888; discontinued March 15, 1912. Origin of the name not
learned. First postmaster was Harvey Harman.
- Elmer
Post office established December 8, 1887; discontinued June 8, 1895. Origin of the name is unknown.
First postmaster was Andrew McCutchen.
- Estelle
Post office established October 31, 1881; discontinued December 19, 1891. Origin of the name not
determined. Estelle lost in county seat election with Hayes Center January 10, 1885.
- Galena
Post office established September 24, 1886; discontinued April 29, 1916. Probably named for Galena
Illinois, or for Galena, Kansas, both lead mining centers. Galena is natural lead sulfide.
- Hamlet
Peak population (1940), 220. Post office name changed from Hudson October 31, 1904. Name changed
because another post office within state was called Hudson. The new name chosen by the residents signified
a small town.
- Hayes Center
Peak popultaion (1950), 361. Post office established July 10, 1885. Named for the county, Hayes Center
won county seat in election with La Forest and Estelle January 10, 1885. Located in the centeer of the
county.
- Highland
Post office established April 26, 1888; discontinued May 15, 1903. Named for a high elevation.
- Hope
Post office established February 16, 1888; discontinued May 11, 1905. Origin of the name not learned.
- Hudson
Post office establisheed February 21, 1890; name changed to Hamlet October 31, 1904. Origin of the name
not learned.
- La Forest
Post office established December 16, 1884; moved to Hayes Center July 10, 1885. First county seat, named
in honor of La Forest Dyer, first postmaster. Buildings were moved to Hayes Center, which won county seat
away from La Forest in election.
- Lucille
Post office established April 26, 1890; discontinued January 26, 1904. Origin of the name not
determined. First postmaster was Alfred Plunkett.
- Marengo
Post office established May 23, 1891; discontinued 1935. Probably named for a Marengo in Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, or Wisconsin.
- McNaughton
Post office established February 15, 1881; discontinued July 11, 1883. Origin of the name has not
been learned.
- Morris
Post office established August 4, 1898; discontinued January 12, 1903. Origin of the name not learned.
- Norris
Post office established December 5, 1904; moved to Frontier County June 20, 1907; moved from Frontier
County November 15, 1927; discontinued 1928. Named in honor of Nebraska Senator George W. Norris
(1861-1944).
- Rain
Post office established December 18, 1894; discontinued December 31, 1919. Named during dry season
when religious and other organizations held meetings to pray for rain, C. B. French, minister of the
Church of Christ and the first postmaster, suggested Rain to remind patrons of the devastating drouth.
- Robert
Post office established February 26, 1901; discontinued February 15, 1930.
- Strickland
Post office established August 16, 1887; discontinued May 31, 1926. Origin of the name not learned.
- Sullivan
Post office established May 12, 1891; discontinued July 26, 1893. Probably named in honor of Patrick
E. Sullivan, first postmaster.
- Thornburg
Post office established July 8, 1881; moved to Frontier County September 21, 1888; moved from Frontier
County September 21, 1924; discontinued December 15, 1924. Named for the precinct. Origin of the name is
unknown.
- White
Census not avaliable. Post office established December 29, 1904; discontinued 1939. Former hamlet
named in honor of Arthur White, early homesteader.