Welcome to Halls Mills ...
Halls Mills is located in Washington County<1>.
The location of Halls Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Halls Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
A typical abbreviation for Halls Mills: Halls Mls. (or less commonly used: Halls Mlls.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Halls Mills for more information about variations on the name of Halls Mills.
Halls Mills is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Halls Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Halls Mills (for example, toward Grand Manan (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
Halls Mills lies within the (207) area code.
Communities Also Named Halls Mills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Halls Mills - they are located in New York, North Carolina, Ontario (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls Mills.
Communities near Halls Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halls Mills.
- Machias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
- Machias is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <4>
- East Machias
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
- East Machias is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <4>
- Eastport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Eastport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <4>
- Lubec
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
- Lubec is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <4>
- Campobello Parish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campobello Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campobello Parish
- Machiasport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
- Machiasport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <4>
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
- Jonesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
- Cutler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Cutler is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <4>
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 Halls Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halls Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halls Mills. 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 Halls Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Halls Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halls Mills ...
Looking for more information about Halls Mills? 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 Halls Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halls Mills.
Adding Halls Mills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Halls Mills 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 Halls Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Halls Mills post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Halls Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halls Mills - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |