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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 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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hall is located in Ontario County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ontario County: Livingston, Monroe, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates.

Below are the counties that are near Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hall:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Hall.

Cemeteries Near Hall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.

  • Little Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New #9 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New #9 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New #9 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Number 9 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 9 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Number 9 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barden / Page Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bellona Cemetery (New)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellona Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gorham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gorham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (477 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hall had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.

  • Stanley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Ontario County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
  • Bellona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gorham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flint
    • From Hall to Flint
  • Billsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
    • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Billsboro
    • From Hall to Billsboro
  • Voak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voak
    • Voak is located in Yates County
  • Benton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Yates County
  • Seneca Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Angus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ontario County
    • Ennerdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennerdale
      • Ennerdale is located in Ontario County
    • Reed Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
      • Reed Corners is located in Ontario County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hall.

Newspapers Published in 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hall, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hall.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Hall:

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 Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7939, Longitude: -77.0665    









 

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