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Welcome to Halleck ...

Halleck is located in Buchanan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halleck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Halleck is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Halleck: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Halleck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Halleck - they are located in Nevada and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Halleck ...

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

  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leavenworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Smithville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Atchison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
  • Platte City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Country Club
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Country Club is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Plattsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Weston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gower
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gower is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <4>
  • Wathena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <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 Halleck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halleck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halleck ...

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

Adding Halleck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halleck in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Halleck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Halleck post office opened in 1862. The Halleck post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halleck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halleck - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Halleck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Halleck 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.
<5>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/