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 The Hall (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 The Hall. 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 hospitals and 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.
The Hall is located in Union County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Williamson, Cape Girardeau (MO) & Perry (MO).
Below are the counties that are near The Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Hall:
- Union County (The home county of The Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Lick Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cobden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Alto Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Wolf Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Elco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hodges Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Cache
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Royalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plumfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Zeigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deering City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Mulkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Makanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Murphysboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Tower
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Cypress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Belknap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- New Burnside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- New Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- McCormick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Dixon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Eddyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Perks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ullin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Karnak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Chain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Grand Chain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Pulaski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olmsted
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mounds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Stonefort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <1>
- Ledford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Lake Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Creal Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Colp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
- Herrin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spillertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Ballard County (KY)
- Bandana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- McCracken County (KY)
- Ragland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Leemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Cape Girardeau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Perry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Altenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frohna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Hall, see our County-by-County Page for The Hall.
Cemeteries Near The Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Hall.
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 The Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sitter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Treece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Karaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 The Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Hall, with the one closest to The Hall listed first.
- Lick Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Elvira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elvira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Makanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balcom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balcom is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcom
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dongola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boskydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boskydell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell
- Alto Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Hall.
Newspapers Published in The Hall ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Hall, 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 The Hall.
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 websites either 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 The Hall:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- McCracken County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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 The Hall, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |