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Welcome to Hall Quarry ...

Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hall Quarry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Hall Quarry is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hall Quarry: (207)

Communities near Hall Quarry ...

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

  • Ellsworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bar Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hancock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Deer Isle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
    • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <4>
  • Southwest Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
    • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <4>
  • Gouldsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
    • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <4>
  • Lamoine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <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 Hall Quarry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hall Quarry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hall Quarry ...

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

Adding Hall Quarry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hall Quarry post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hall Quarry.

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hall Quarry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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