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Welcome to Hales Ferry ...

Hales Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

Hales Ferry is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hales Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hales Ferry (for example, toward Euthtilloga (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Hales Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Hales Ferry ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rainsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Henagar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stevenson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Fyffe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Powell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Grant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

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 Hales Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hales Ferry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hales Ferry. 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 Hales Ferry.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hales Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Hales Ferry? 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 Hales Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hales Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hales Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Hales Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hales Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.