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Welcome to Half Acre ...

Half Acre is located in Cayuga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Half Acre, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Half Acre is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Half Acre: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Half Acre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Half Acre - they are located in Alabama, New Jersey and Tennessee.

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

Websites for Half Acre ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Half Acre, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Half Acre ...

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

  • Auburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Geneva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Seneca Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Skaneateles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
    • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
  • Clyde
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marcellus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Weedsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
    • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
  • Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Half Acre ...

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

Adding Half Acre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Half Acre 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 Half Acre was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Half Acre in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Half Acre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cayuga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Half Acre - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Half Acre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Half Acre 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>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.