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Welcome to Half Acre Estates ...

Half Acre Estates is located in Marshall County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Half Acre Estates: Half Acre Ests.

Half Acre Estates is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Half Acre Estates lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Area Codes for Half Acre Estates: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Half Acre Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Half Acre Estates.

  • Albertville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Scottsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Guntersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <4>
  • Arab
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • New Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Geraldine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gurley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Half Acre Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Half Acre Estates - 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 Half Acre Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Half Acre Estates 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.