Welcome to Halo ...
Halo is located in Webster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Halo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Halo is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Halo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Halo: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Halo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Halo - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halo.
Communities near Halo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halo.
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Nicholas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
- Sutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Sutton is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
- Camden-on-Gauley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Erbacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erbacon
- From Halo to Erbacon
- Tioga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Tioga is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tioga
- From Halo to Tioga
- Orndoff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orndoff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orndoff
- From Halo to Orndoff
- Ralph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ralph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ralph
- From Halo to Ralph
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beaver
- From Halo to Beaver
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 Halo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halo. 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 Halo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halo. See our Newspapers Page for Halo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halo ...
Looking for more information about Halo? 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 Halo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halo.
Adding Halo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Halo 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 Halo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Halo post office opened in 1891.
We also found Halo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Halo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halo - 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 Halo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Halo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |