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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Halls Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Halls Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Halls Valley, please Contact Us.
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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Halls Vly. (or less commonly used: Halls Vally. or Halls Vlly.)
- While the name of this community is Halls Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Halls Valley may originally have been Hall's Valley.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Halls Valley might be written as Hall Valley.
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 northeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Halls Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Halls Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halls Valley:
- Morgan County (The home county of Halls Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Neelysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Elliott Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Todds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Hartleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Amesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armadale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Buchtel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Bessemer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Byesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Union Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Gratiot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Philo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- South Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Fultonham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Olive Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Hoskinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belle Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Crooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Luke Chute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Macksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halls Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Halls Valley.
Cemeteries Near Halls Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halls Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halls Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Deerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Risen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lemon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ringgold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (661 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
Halls Valley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halls Valley, with the one closest to Halls Valley listed first.
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Triadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Triadelphia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Malta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- McConnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rokeby Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rokeby Lock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rokeby Lock
- Eagleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rosseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosseau
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Sayre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sayre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Cedar Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halls Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Valley.
Newspapers Published in Halls Valley ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halls Valley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halls Valley.
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 helpful 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |