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 Corners (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 Corners. 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 Corners ...
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 Corners: Halls Cors.
- While the name of this community is Halls Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Halls Corners may originally have been Hall's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Corners might be written as Hall Corners.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halls Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halls Corners.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Corners is located in Trumbull County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Halls Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Corners:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Halls Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Sodom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Churchill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Klines Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Maplewood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Girard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Paynes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Masury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Stanhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Orwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Columbiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- State Line ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mill Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Struthers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Mineral Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lowellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Diamond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- New Galilee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- North Sewickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wurtemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Portersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Hartstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- New Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- S.N.P.J
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Mercer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Corners.
Cemeteries Near Halls Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Corners.
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 Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Seceders Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Portersfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tod Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tod Homestead Cemetery
- The Tod Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodef Sholom Cemetery
- Youngstown Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43752 <3>
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Old North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Girard Liberty Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Halls Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halls Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Corners, with the one closest to Halls Corners listed first.
- Sodom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Churchill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Brier Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Girard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Paynes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bentley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Corners.
Newspapers Published in Halls Corners ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Corners, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Halls Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |