It opened for business on August 1, 1913. The bank building also housed Hayland's post office after 1919. When the bank closed in 1934, its cashier, Fred Ernstmeyer, moved to Hastings and became clerk of the Adams County District Court. The district 45 schoolhouse, moved to Hayland about 1920, closed in 1942. From a peak population of about 50, the community gradually lost its identity.
Nothing remains today but foundations.
In 1973 the Juniata Farmers Coop elevator purchased the Hayland elevator. Fred 17, Leo 15, Albert 14 Moore, J. F., Mgr. Copyright Adams County Historical Society 2000. All rights reserved.