Haywood

… town in SE Chatham County on Deep River. Inc. 1796 as Lyons; name changed to Haywoodsborough in 1797 and to Haywood in 1800. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for John Haywood (1755-1827), state treasurer. Moncure is now immediately to the NW of the site of Haywood, which, aside from a church and a few houses, is mostly wooded.