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Welcome to Hallsville ...

Hallsville is located in De Witt County<1>.

The pronunciation of Hallsville: HAWLZ-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hallsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.

Hallsville is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hallsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hallsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hallsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hallsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hallsville ...

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

Adding Hallsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hallsville 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 (so far) for Hallsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hallsville post office opened in 1867. The Hallsville post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hallsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including De Witt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Hallsville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hallsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/