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Welcome to Halford ...

Halford is located in Thomas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Halford is 3,080 feet [939 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Halford is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Halford (for example, toward Goodland), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Halford: 785

Communities Also Named Halford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Halford - they are located in Alabama, Indiana and Washington.

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

Communities near Halford ...

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

  • Colby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oakley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rexford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Selden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Gem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gem is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Menlo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Spica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
  • Levant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Levant is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Monument
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Monument is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Grinnell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halford ...

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

Adding Halford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halford 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 (so far) for Halford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Halford post office opened in 1892. The Halford post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/