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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Halloway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Halloway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Halloway, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Halloway (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Halloway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Halloway is historic, it would have been located within present day Person County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Halloway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halloway:
- Person County (The home county of Halloway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Roxboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Ceffo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Whitt Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Mount Tirzah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allens Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Semora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Estelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Prospect Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Blanch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rougemont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bahama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Wilbourns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tar River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Fairport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Berryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Fieldstream
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Charter Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Laws
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- North Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Kindful Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Springcrest Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Larry Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Green Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Schley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Arrowhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Vance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Dabney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Bear Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Drewry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drewry is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adcock Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Kittrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Bobbitt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Soul City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Soul City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Charlotte County (VA)
- Wylliesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Virgilina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cluster Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Aarons Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Banister Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Delila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Jeffress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Orgainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Finchley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Boydton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Henrys Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halloway, see our County-by-County Page for Halloway.
Cemeteries Near Halloway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halloway.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Halloway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halloway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ragland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <3>
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Halloway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halloway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halloway, with the one closest to Halloway listed first.
- Virgilina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bethel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Red Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Siddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Woodsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Hyco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Satterwhite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Averett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Surl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Berea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halloway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halloway.
Newspapers Published in Halloway ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halloway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halloway, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halloway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Halloway:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halloway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Halloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |