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Welcome to Hallburg ...

Hallburg is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Hallburg is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hallburg: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Hallburg ...

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

  • Sutton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gassaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clem is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Losie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Losie is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
  • Mudfork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
  • Stinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallburg ...

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

Adding Hallburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hallburg 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 (so far) for Hallburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hallburg post office opened in 1916. The Hallburg post office closed in 1971.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hallburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hallburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hallburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/