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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Halls is located in Bartow County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Halls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls:
- Bartow County (The home county of Halls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Adairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Interchange Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Euharlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Salacoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Waleska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allatoona Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Gibson Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Tyson Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Motes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingridge West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Kennesaw Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Rosemont Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Wax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Armuchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Gilmer County
- Whitestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Sugar Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Resaca Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ranger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Carters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Braswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Forrister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Hanlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Country Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Talmadge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Aragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Rockmart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Whitfield County
- Crown Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls, see our County-by-County Page for Halls.
Cemeteries Near Halls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- James M Shaw Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Connesena Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- B.F. Shaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stoner Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnsley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Bank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnsley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schwanbeck Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Confederate Cemetery in Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Halls had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls, with the one closest to Halls listed first.
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eves ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nannie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Grassdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls.
Newspapers Published in Halls ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |