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Welcome to Haley ...

Haley is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Haley is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Haley: 931

The ZIP code for Haley: 37183<3>

Communities Also Named Haley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Haley - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Haley ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tullahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gattistown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Southgate Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • New Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Union is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
  • Unionville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollow Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 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 Haley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haley ...

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

Adding Haley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haley 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 Haley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Haley post office opened in 1882. The Haley post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Haley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Haley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/