Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Halls Ferry (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Halls Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Halls Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Ferry:
- Dallas County (The home county of Halls Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Crumptonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Carlowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Minter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Safford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Casey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Jones Bluff Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Butler County
- Forest Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Collirene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Bragg's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Petronia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Flatwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Consul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Thomaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Vredenburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Hybart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Pineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Augustin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Freetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Vilula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Ackerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- McBrydes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Millers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Furman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Alberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gastonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Halls Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Ferry.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Halls Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Turner Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McMillan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Molette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Leveton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hotel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Halls Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Ferry, with the one closest to Halls Ferry listed first.
- Portland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Portland is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Tasso
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tasso is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Tilden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Carlowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- King's Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- Crumptonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Pleasant Hill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belknap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Minter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Dawson's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Kings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Halls Ferry ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Ferry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Halls Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Butler County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Halls Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |