Welcome to Halls Gap ...

Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County<1>.

The location of Halls Gap has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Halls Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Halls Gap is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Halls Gap and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Halls Gap is located in the (606) area code.

Communities near Halls Gap ...

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

• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Stanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Junction City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Brodhead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Brodhead is located in Rockcastle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodhead <4>
• Crab Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
• Science Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
  • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <4>
• Hustonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halls Gap ...

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

Adding Halls Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Halls Gap post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halls Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/