Welcome to Halls Mills ...
Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Halls Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
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 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Halls Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Halls Mills: 336 & 743<3>
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 Maine, New York, 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.
- North Wilkesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
- Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
- West Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
- Ronda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
- Ronda is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <4>
- Dehart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Wilbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Halls Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
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 Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halls Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Halls Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Halls Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |