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 Halltown (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 Halltown. 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.
Name Variations for Halltown ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Hall Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halltown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halltown.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Halltown is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Colbert, Lawrence, Marion, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Halltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halltown:
- Franklin County (The home county of Halltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Burntout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Red Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Churntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Red Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cherokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Littleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tuscumbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar County
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Thornhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Haleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Littleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Alcorn County (MS)
- Jacinto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Mantachie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Ballardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Monroe County (MS)
- Riggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Altitude
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Tishomingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oldham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Holcut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Burnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halltown, see our County-by-County Page for Halltown.
Cemeteries Near Halltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halltown.
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 Halltown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Halltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burntout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burntout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Burnout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Weatherbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCarley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- The Burleson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Burleson Cemetery
- Patterson Strickland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bay City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Red Bay.
- Gober Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (608 more) ...
- Tharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Halltown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halltown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Red Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Belgreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Eastman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Shottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shottsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shottsville
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Isbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halltown.
Newspapers Published in Halltown ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halltown, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halltown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Halltown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lamar County
- Lauderdale County
- Marion County
- Winston County
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Halltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |