Welcome to Halfway ...

Halfway is located in Fauquier County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Halfway, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halfway, 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.

Halfway is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Halfway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Halfway is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Halfway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Halfway - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Halfway ...

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

• Leesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Manassas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Herndon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Manassas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• Purcellville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcellville
  • Purcellville is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcellville <5>
• Warrenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Haymarket
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
• Middleburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Round Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <5>

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 Halfway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halfway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halfway ...

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

Adding Halfway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halfway 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 Halfway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halfway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halfway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/