Welcome to Halstead ...

Halstead is located in Sunflower County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Halstead is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Halstead: 662

Communities Also Named Halstead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Halstead - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Manitoba, New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Halstead ...

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

• Cleveland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Indianola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indianola
  • From Halstead to Indianola
• Ruleville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
  • Ruleville is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ruleville
  • From Halstead to Ruleville
• Moorhead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moorhead
  • From Halstead to Moorhead
• Shelby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Shaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
  • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
• Drew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Drew is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Drew
  • From Halstead to Drew
• Mound Bayou
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
  • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <4>
• Sunflower
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunflower
  • From Halstead to Sunflower
• Renova
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
  • Renova is located in Bolivar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 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 Halstead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halstead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halstead ...

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

Adding Halstead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Halstead post office opened in 1902.

We also found Halstead on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halstead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/