Halls Corners, Indiana

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Halls Corners, Indiana is an unincorporated place in Allen County, Indiana.

Google Earth places Halls Corners at the intersection of Hurshtown Road and Georgetown Road (Indiana State Road 37) 41°14′27″N, 84°51′08″W. There are no buildings at this location, nor any evidence that buildings formerly existed at this location. Printed maps released shortly after World War II placed Halls Corners at the intersection of Indiana State Road 101 and Georgetown Road, approximately 1 mile southeast of the Google Earth location 41°13′54″N, 84°51′56″W. Google Earth refers to this location as Georgetown. There are no known landowners or residents at either location named Hall. The name Halls Corners first appeared on maps shortly after World War II. Local residents believe that the name was assigned to the area through a cartographer's error, possibly a deliberate error introduced to catch copyright violations.

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What The Hall?, New Haven Star, April 10, 1979