History · Hayesville

Hayesville’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Hayesville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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1historic places
4recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 50 to 41 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hayesville, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Hayesville

1 place in Hayesville is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2014first listedHayesville Independent School

Where they are

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Buildings

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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