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 Halltown (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 Halltown. 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 Halltown ...
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.
Another variation: Hall Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Halltown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halltown.
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.
Halltown is located in Trousdale County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trousdale County: Macon, Smith, Sumner & Wilson.
Below are the counties that are near Halltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halltown:
- Trousdale County (The home county of Halltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Hartsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Jenkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Hermitage Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Clementsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Old Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Dowelltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Haydenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Whitleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Nameless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Gainesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Green Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Meadorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Frog Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Gibbs Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Red Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Mulloy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- White House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calistia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Pleasant Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Monoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Difficult
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Shaver Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Gordonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Hickman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Chipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bransford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Castalian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Trousdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rock Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Gallatin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Wilson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Possum Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Saulsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Laguardo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Doaks Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Watertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Allen County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Adolphus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Petroleum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Oak Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Mount Aerial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Barren County (KY)
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Akersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Fountain Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gamaliel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Mud Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Tompkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Black Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halltown, see our County-by-County Page for Halltown.
Cemeteries Near Halltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halltown.
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 Halltown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Adams - Jacob Story Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fleeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hartsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hartsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1369711 <2>
- Hartsville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stalcup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- William McClard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merryman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Jacob Eller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- W H Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville Graveyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Halltown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halltown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
- Hartsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dixon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Meadorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Eulia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Castalian Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riddleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Long Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bransford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Pleasant Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethpage
(10 miles [16.1 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 Halltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halltown.
Newspapers Published in Halltown ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halltown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halltown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Halltown:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Trousdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davidson County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Putnam County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Wilson County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Halltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Halltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |