Halls Crossroads is an unincorporated suburban community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, north of the city of Knoxville. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Knox County is a county in the US state of Tennessee. Its 2007 population was estimated at 423874 by the United States Census Bureau Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area". Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced It was named for the Thomas Hall family, which settled in the area in the late 18th century. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system
The community is commonly called "Halls," which is also the name of a city in West Tennessee. Halls is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions in the US state of Tennessee. The name "Crossroads" comes from the presence of three major intersections between three major roads: Maynardville Highway, Emory Road and Norris Freeway. State Route 131 is a south-to-north highway in the US state of Tennessee that is 67 miles (108 km long State Route 71 is a north-south state highway in Tennessee For most of the length it is a " hidden " route as it coincides with U
The community grew during the 1982 World's Fair and has continued to grow. The 1982 World's Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States. It is one of the most populated suburbs of Knoxville.
It is located at . [1] It has an elevation of 1,040 feet.
Mary Lou Horner is a local politician and well-known resident of Halls who served as County Commissioner for the area from 1976 to 2006.
The community has its own newspaper, the Shopper-News, more commonly referred to as the Halls Shopper. The late Charlie Roberts founded the newspaper in the late 1960s, until Sandra Clark bought the newspaper in 1971 prior to a successful run for the state legislature. E.W. Scripps bought the newspaper in November 2005. The EW Scripps Company ( is an American Media conglomerate founded by Edward W Clark remains as publisher; Jake Mabe is managing editor and a columnist. The newspaper expanded to Union County, Bearden and Farragut in 2007. Union County is a US county located in the US state of Tennessee. Farragut is a town in Knox County in the US state of Tennessee, and is a suburb of nearby Knoxville
Five schools exist in the Halls community: Brickey Elementary, Halls Elementary, Halls Middle School, Adrian Burnett, and Halls High School. Halls High School, founded in 1916, was named for Pulaski Hall, prominent citizen and owner of the general store. [2] The Halls High Red Devils won the AAA state football and golf championships of 1986.
References
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ Robert J. Booker, Sources good for schools' history, Knoxville News Sentinel, January 17, 2006.
Further reading
- Cocca, Carolyn, Coordinator. A History of Halls. (Information compiled by the Halls Business and Professional Club). Halls Business and Professional Club, 1985.
External links
- Halls Crossroads, Tennessee is at coordinates Coordinates:
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