Haywood, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°53′14″N 95°56′54″W / 34.88722°N 95.94833°W / 34.88722; -95.94833
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Haywood
Unincorporated community
Haywood is located in Oklahoma
Haywood
Haywood
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Haywood is located in the United States
Haywood
Haywood
Haywood (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°53′14″N 95°56′54″W / 34.88722°N 95.94833°W / 34.88722; -95.94833
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPittsburg
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Haywood is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. 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.[1] At the time of its founding, Haywood was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation.[2]

The north entrance to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant is located in Haywood.

References

  1. ^ George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 99.
  2. ^ John W. Morris, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), Plate 38.


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