Welcome to Paces ...

Paces is located in Halifax County<1>.

The location of Paces has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paces, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Paces is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Paces lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Paces lies within the (434) area code.

Websites for Paces ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Paces, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Paces ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Paces - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paces.

Communities near Paces ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paces.

• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Roxboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• South Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Halifax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Virgilina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Scottsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Sutherlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
  • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
• Jones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Jones is located in Halifax County
• Laurel Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
  • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paces. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paces.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paces. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paces.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paces. See our Newspapers Page for Paces.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paces ...

Looking for more information about Paces? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paces, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paces.

Adding Paces to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paces in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paces was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Paces on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paces.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paces. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/