Welcome to Hallton ...

Hallton is located in Elk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Hallton is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hallton: (814)

Communities Also Named Hallton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hallton - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Hallton ...

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

• Saint Marys
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Brookville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Ridgway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Kane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in McKean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
• Johnsonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
  • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
• Brockway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <4>
• Falls Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <4>
• Schoffner Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoffner Corner
  • Schoffner Corner is located in Jefferson County
• Millstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
  • Millstone is located in Elk County
• Munderf
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munderf
  • Munderf is located in Jefferson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallton ...

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

Adding Hallton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hallton post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elk County: www.co.elk.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/