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Welcome to Hales Point ...

Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hales Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Hales Point: Hales Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hales Point for more information about variations on the name of Hales Point.

Hales Point is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Hales Point and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hales Point: 731

Websites for Hales Point ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.laudcc.com/

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

Communities near Hales Point ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blytheville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Caruthersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gosnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
  • Daniels Point Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Halls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Steele
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <3>
  • Bruceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 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 Hales Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hales Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hales Point ...

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

Adding Hales Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hales Point 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 (so far) for Hales Point was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hales Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hales Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.