Welcome to Halls Creek ...

Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County<1>.

The location of Halls Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Halls Creek: Halls Crk. (or less commonly used: Halls Ck. or Halls Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Halls Creek for more information about variations on the name of Halls Creek.

Halls Creek is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Halls Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Halls Creek lies within the (931) area code.

Communities near Halls Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halls Creek.

• Brevards Ferry
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Halls Creek.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brevards Ferry
• Brownsville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Halls Creek.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Brownsville
• Pigeon Roost
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Halls Creek.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pigeon Roost
• Waverly
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Waverly
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly<5>
• Camden
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Camden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden<5>
• New Johnsonville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Johnsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville<5>
• McEwen
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on McEwen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen<5>
• Throckmorton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northeast of Halls Creek.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Throckmorton
• Tennessee Ridge
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
  • Tennessee Ridge lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tennessee Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge<5>
• Erin
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Erin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Halls Creek.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Erin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin<5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Halls Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halls Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halls Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halls Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halls Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Halls Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halls Creek ...

Looking for more information about Halls Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Halls Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halls Creek.

Adding Halls Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halls Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Halls Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Halls Creek post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halls Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Halls Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/