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Welcome to Hallsville ...

Hallsville is located in Montgomery County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Hallsville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hallsville: (518)

Websites for Hallsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hallsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hallsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hallsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hallsville ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ilion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <3>
  • Herkimer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mohawk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
  • Fort Plain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
    • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <3>
  • Canajoharie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
    • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <3>
  • Dolgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cooperstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallsville ...

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

Adding Hallsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hallsville post office opened in 1824.

We also found Hallsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallsville.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hallsville - 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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