Welcome to Halesboro ...

Halesboro is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Halesboro is located in Red River County<1>.

Halesboro is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Halesboro: 903

Communities near Halesboro ...

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

• Reno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Reno is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksville
  • From Halesboro to Clarksville
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Halesboro to Mount Vernon
• Blossom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Blossom is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blossom
  • From Halesboro to Blossom
• Bogata
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bogata
  • From Halesboro to Bogata
• Detroit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Detroit
  • From Halesboro to Detroit
• Deport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deport
  • From Halesboro to Deport
• Talco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
  • Talco is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Talco
  • From Halesboro to Talco
• Tira
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Sun Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 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 Halesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halesboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halesboro ...

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

Adding Halesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halesboro 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 Halesboro was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Halesboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halesboro.