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Welcome to Halls Ferry ...

Halls Ferry is located in Surry County<1>.

Halls Ferry is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Halls Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Halls Ferry: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Halls Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Halls Ferry: This one is located in Surry County and the other is located in Davie County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 7 communities that are also named Halls Ferry - they are located in Alabama (2), Mississippi, Oregon and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Halls Ferry ...

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

  • Clemmons
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • King
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Elkin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Rural Hall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Yadkinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobaccoville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dobson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halls Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halls Ferry - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Halls Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Halls Ferry 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.