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Welcome to Halifax ...

Halifax is located in Saint Francois County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Halifax, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Halifax is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Halifax is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Halifax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Halifax - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Halifax ...

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

  • Farmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Festus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <4>
  • Park Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
    • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
  • Bonne Terre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
    • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <4>
  • De Soto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pevely
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
    • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <4>
  • Desloge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
  • Crystal City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
    • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
  • Herculaneum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
    • Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halifax ...

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

Adding Halifax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halifax 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 Halifax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Halifax post office opened in 1888.

We also found Halifax in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halifax.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halifax - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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