Welcome to Hall ...

Hall is located in Knott County<1>.

The location of Hall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Hall is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hall: (606)

Communities Also Named Hall ...

While we believe that this Hall is located in Knott County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Hall. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jessamine and Pulaski County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 27 communities that are also named Hall - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hall ...

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

• Pikeville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
• Jenkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Whitesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Coal Run Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
  • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
• Pound
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Hindman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <4>
• Fleming - Neon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Pippa Passes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pippa Passes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
  • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Wheelwright
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hall ...

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

Adding Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hall post office opened in 1890.

We also found Hall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/