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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Hall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hall, 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 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 southeast 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Hall is historic, it would have been located within present day Lexington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lexington County: Aiken, Calhoun, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland & Saluda.

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:

  • Lexington County     (The home county of Hall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Fredonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Leesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Batesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Lake Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Pelion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Red Bank
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Ella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Congaree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Monetta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Seivern
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Camp Rawls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Wagener
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitchings Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Salley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Montmorenci
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Roseland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Aiken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Whaley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Johnston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • Little Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Prosperity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
    • Peak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Silverstreet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomaria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Woodford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Neeses
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
    • Saint Andrews
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Arthurtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Valencia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
    • Forest Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hall, with the one closest to Hall listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ward
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Saluda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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.

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 Hall - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Boatwright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quattlebaum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Banks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shealy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kneece Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

While we didn't find Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hall.

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

  • Samaria
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Leesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Batesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Monetta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Seivern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • Ridge Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wagener
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
  • Kitchings Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Perry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Eureka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Johnston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville

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 43 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. 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 visit 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 Hall:

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 Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.