Welcome to Halltown ...

So far, we found very little information about Halltown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Halltown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Halltown, please Contact Us.

Halltown would have been located within present day Saline County<2>.

The location of Halltown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Halltown: HAWL-town<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halltown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Halltown is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Halltown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Halltown would have been located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Halltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Halltown - they are located in Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Halltown ...

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

• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Herrin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <6>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• West Frankfort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <6>
• Eldorado
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <6>
• Johnston City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <6>
• McLeansboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <6>
• Zeigler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <6>
• Carrier Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <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 Halltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halltown.

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

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

Adding Halltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halltown 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 Halltown was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halltown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov