Hayward, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73730. The Survey maps it on the Covington quadrangle. It stands 1,197 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Garber quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Enid quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hayward: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hayward in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayward | $25,000 | Relayed image showing roof damage to a house and a barn. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayward | $2,400 | A few tree limbs were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hayward | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayward | - | Personal weather station measurement. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayward | - | Large barn was destroyed. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Hayward | - | Four to 6 inches of rainfall across Garfield County. Portions of SH-15, and SH-74 are closed due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Hayward | - | A spotter reported a tornado developing near Bison Road and Eason Road in southeasten Garfield County, then moved northeast into Noble County. No damage was reported in Garfield County. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hayward | - | The hail was reported near Lucien. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Hayward | - | This tornado destroyed a 100-year old church, damaged a homes roof, and ripped apart many trees along its path. It also knocked over oil storage equipment. Monetary damages were not available. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Hayward | - | A large, southward moving tornado occurred along this path. A wide area of trees were severely damaged and oil storage tanks were damaged towards the beginning of the path. The very large tornado moved over open terrain before dissipating. Monetary damages were not available. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hayward | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hayward | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14708432 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093623. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




