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Welcome to Hallsboro ...

Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County<1>.


The location of Hallsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


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

Hallsboro is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hallsboro is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Websites for Hallsboro ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hallsboro, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hallsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hallsboro - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Hallsboro ...

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

  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dorset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
  • Midlothian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huguenot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
  • Robious
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
  • Pilkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
  • Lorraine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Bon Air
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Masons Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
  • Winterpock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield 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 Hallsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hallsboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallsboro ...

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

Adding Hallsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Hallsboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallsboro.

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

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Chesterfield, 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 Hallsboro - 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.









 

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