Hayward
Hayward is a former settlement in Pennington County, South Dakota, recorded by the USGS Geographic Names Information System as a historical populated place.
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Settled in late 1876 by Charles Hayward, for whom the community was named. Mr. Hayward found plcer diggings here along Battle Creek. (SD-T17/p132) Former county seat of Custer County, until it was discovered to be over the line into Pennington County.
Sources: USGS GNIS.
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