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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Halltown is located in Jefferson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Washington (MD), Clarke (VA), Loudoun (VA) & Berkeley.

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:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Halltown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lower Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
    • Charles Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ranson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
      • Ranson has also been known as:
      • Corporation of Ranson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
    • Bardane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bardane is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
    • Bloomery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Bloomery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
    • Jefferson Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Kabletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
    • Shepherdstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
    • Middleway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Baker Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
    • Scrabble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Swan Pond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
    • Darkesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
    • Martinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Inwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Arden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Arden is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Ridgeway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bedington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bedington is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
    • Gerrardstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Falling Waters
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hedgesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampshire County
    • Good
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Good is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Holton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Holton is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Cherry Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Stotlers Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
    • Sleepy Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
  • Frederick County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Knoxville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brunswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Brunswick is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <1>
    • Rosemont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Petersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Burkittsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boss Arnold Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
    • Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Lander
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Point-of-Rocks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Potomac Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
    • Adamstown Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
    • Bolivar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bolivar is located in Frederick County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Montgomery County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Monocacy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
    • Dickerson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Martinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Beallsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwards Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
    • Barnesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Poolesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyattstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hyattstown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattstown
    • Blocktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
    • Boyds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burdette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Burdette is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
    • Clarksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Browningsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Browningsville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
  • Washington County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Sandy Hook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Antietam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Antietam Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
    • Gapland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharpsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rohrersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
    • Eakles Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
    • Keedysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairplay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Spielman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Spielman is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spielman
    • Boonsboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <1>
  • Franklin County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Wingerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
    • Milnor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
  • Clarke County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Gaylord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • Wadesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
    • Arcadia Farm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
    • Berryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frogtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Boyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyce is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <1>
    • Berrys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Millwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • White Post
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fauquier County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Kerfoot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
    • Zulla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Zulla is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
    • Halfway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Halfway is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Landmark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Landmark is located in Fauquier County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Delaplane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Markham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Rest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Grimes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
    • Welltown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
    • White Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Albin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
    • Siler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
    • Armel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Armel is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
    • Echo Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
    • Shockeysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
    • Day - Mar Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
    • Chambersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Loudoun County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Georges Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
    • Lovettsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bolington is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolington
    • Morrisonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
    • Wheatland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Round Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Purcellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Silcott Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
    • Hamilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucketts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucketts is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
    • White Pump
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • White Pump is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
    • Leesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <1>
  • Warren County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Halltown, with the one closest to Halltown listed first.
    • Milldale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Ashby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Cedarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Winchester City (VA)
    • Winchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Silver Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bolivar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edge Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Uvilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buckles - Reverend Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Charles Town.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsontown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Halltown had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Millville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Millville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Charles Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Duffields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duffields is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffields
  • Harpers Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Uvilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Uvilla is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvilla
  • Bakerton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakerton is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
  • Shenandoah Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Neersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Neersville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neersville
  • Weverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weverton is located in Washington County (MD)
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  • Kearneysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aldridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aldridge is located in Jefferson County
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    • Wheatland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheatland is located in Jefferson County
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    • Kabletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
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    • Mechanicsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
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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 21 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. 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 like to start 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 Halltown:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Halltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Halltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.