Welcome to Hales Ford ...
So far, we found very little information about Hales Ford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hales Ford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hales Ford, please Contact Us.
Hales Ford would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hales Ford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Hales Ford: Hales Frd.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hales Ford for more information about variations on the name of Hales Ford.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hales Ford is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hales Ford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hales Ford was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Hales Ford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Hales Ford: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Bedford County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hales Ford.
Communities near Hales Ford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hales Ford.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
- Radford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Bedford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
- Boones Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
- Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <5>
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Moneta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Moneta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moneta <5>
- Burnt Chimney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
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 Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hales Ford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hales Ford. 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 Ford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hales Ford. See our Newspapers Page for Hales Ford.
Adding Hales Ford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hales Ford 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 Hales Ford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hales Ford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hales Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hales Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hales Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hales Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |