WayfarrowHaytown
Ghost town · Jerome County, Idaho
Haytown is a ghost town in Jerome County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Jerome County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Haytown as a historical populated place on the Jerome topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.6927° N, 114.5023° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Jerome |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,771 ft |
| Nearest living town | Jerome, ID |
| Distance to it | 1.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 396635 |
| Coordinates | 42.69269, -114.50226 |
What's there now
Haytown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jerome, ID (population 12,689), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,771 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Abbeyghost town · Twin Falls County · 13.6 mi
- Hillsdaleghost town · Jerome County · 16.7 mi
- Austinghost town · Twin Falls County · 17.8 mi
- Bickelghost town · Twin Falls County · 18.7 mi
- Hazelghost town · Cassia County · 42.9 mi
- Leducghost town · Blaine County · 49.2 mi
Questions
Where is Haytown?
Haytown is in Jerome County, Idaho, at 42.6927, -114.5023.
How many ghost towns are in Jerome County?
Jerome County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.