Welcome to Halsell ...
Halsell is located Halsell is located in Clay County<1>. The location of Halsell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Halsell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. Halsell is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Halsell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Halsell is located in the (940) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Halsell - they are located in Alabama and Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halsell. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halsell. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Halsell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halsell. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halsell. 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 Halsell. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halsell. See our Newspapers Page for Halsell. Looking for more information about Halsell? 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 Halsell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halsell. We originally found mention of Halsell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Halsell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Halsell in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Halsell post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Halsell.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halsell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halsell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/