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 Hallsville (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 Hallsville. 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.
Hallsville is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Hallsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallsville:
- Ross County (The home county of Hallsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yellowbud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Chillicothe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- North Fork Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Massieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Richmond Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Musselman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Stoutsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lithopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fayette County
- Cook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Lockbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Bright ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Groveport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Obetz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Edward ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Grove City Country Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Laurelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Knollwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pherson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Spellman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Oreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallsville, see our County-by-County Page for Hallsville.
Cemeteries Near Hallsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallsville.
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 Hallsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Hallsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Hallsville.
- The Hallsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dresbach Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41948 <3>
- Throckmorton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem White Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem White Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Kingston.
- The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- Leasure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (659 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adelphi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belleview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Strouse Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hallsville had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hallsville, with the one closest to Hallsville listed first.
- Whisler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whisler is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Laurelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinnikinnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Tucson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Apple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Tarlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Perry is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perry
- Cox ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Eagle Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hallsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallsville.
Newspapers Published in Hallsville ...
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 Hallsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallsville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hallsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hallsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hallsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hallsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |