Welcome to Halfway ...

Halfway is located in Onondaga County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Halfway, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halfway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Halfway is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Halfway: (315)

Communities Also Named Halfway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Halfway - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Mexico, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Halfway ...

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

• Syracuse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Auburn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• De Witt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Baldwinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Minoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
• East Syracuse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
  • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
• Skaneateles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halfway ...

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

Adding Halfway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halfway 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 Halfway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Halfway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halfway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/