Welcome to Halls ...

Halls is located in Buchanan County<1>.

The location of Halls 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Halls is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Halls lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Halls is within the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Halls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Halls: This one is located in Buchanan County and the other is located in Lafayette County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 14 communities that are also named Halls - they are located in California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee (3).

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

Communities near Halls ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Atchison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
  • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <4>
• Country Club
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Weston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
• Wathena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <4>
• Elwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Agency
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Camden Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
  • Camden Point is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <4>
• Dearborn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halls ...

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

Adding Halls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Halls post office opened in 1876.

We also found Halls in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/