Our Genealogy Helper
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 Halls Corner (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 Halls Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Halls Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Halls Corner: Halls Cor. (or less commonly used: Halls Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Halls Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Halls Corner may originally have been Hall's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Corner might be written as Hall Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halls Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Halls Corner is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Lewis, Oswego & Saint Lawrence.
Below are the counties that are near Halls Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Corner:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Halls Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antwerp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Theresa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Sterlingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
- Browns Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corners
- Deferiet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herrings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herrings is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings
- Estimated population in 2017: 90 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Lake Bonaparte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Bonaparte is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bonaparte
- Harrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Copenhagen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Forest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Indian River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian River is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Jerden Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerden Falls is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerden Falls
- Briggs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner
- Castorland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naumburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumburg
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Belfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belfort is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Saint Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wegatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Elmdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Gouverneur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schermerhorn Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schermerhorn Landing is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schermerhorn Landing
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hammond
- Talcville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Talcville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
- Pope Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pope Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Mills
- Richville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Estimated population in 2012: 433 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Corner.
Cemeteries Near Halls Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Corner.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Halls Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Vrooman Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelsey Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chaufty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perch Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Sheepfold Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McDonald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Halls Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Corner, with the one closest to Halls Corner listed first.
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antwerp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Theresa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Theresa is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Sterlingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Wilna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilna
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spragueville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Wegatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegatchie
- Plessis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orleans Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans Four Corners is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Four Corners
- Great Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Felts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Corner.
Newspapers Published in Halls Corner ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Halls Corner:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lewis County
- Saint Lawrence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Halls Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |