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Welcome to Hall ...

Hall is located in Morgan County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Hall is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hall (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Hall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Hall - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kentucky (3), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hall ...

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

  • Plainfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Martinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
  • Mooresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bargersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
  • Cloverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Monrovia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hall ...

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

Adding Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hall 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 Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hall post office opened in 1854.

We also found Hall in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hall.

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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