Welcome to Halfway ...
So far, we found very little information about Halfway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Halfway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Halfway, please Contact Us.
Halfway would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>.
The location of Halfway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Halfway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Halfway is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Halfway was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Halfway still existed, it would have been in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.
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, Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, 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.
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
- Gainesville Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Willow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Dahlonega
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <6>
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <6>
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Blackshear Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackshear Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Dawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <6>
- Hargrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <6>
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.
Adding Halfway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Halfway 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 Halfway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Halfway post office opened in 1891.
We also found Halfway in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Halfway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 Halfway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halfway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |