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History · Hall Summit

Hall Summit’s post office opened in 1922

Most of Hall Summit was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1948 on, and the census since 1970.

1922first post office
0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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How Hall Summit began

When was Hall Summit founded?

1922

The Hall Summit post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 190 in 19702020 census: 268104 years
Founding year: the first Hall Summit post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hall Summit’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Hall Summit’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hall Summit’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Hall Summit, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hall Summit yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hall Summit is a village in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hall Summit had a population of 268, reflecting its close-knit community. The governance of Hall Summit is overseen by an elected mayor and a board of aldermen. Currently, Jason Briggs serves as the mayor, leading the village with a focus on community development and citizen engagement. Supporting him on the board are aldermen Barbara Moore, Will Jiles, and Amelia Dyer, each of whom plays a vital role in shaping the community. The administrative operations of the village are managed by Rachal Henry, who acts as the town clerk, ensuring that all municipal functions run smoothly. The town hall serve…

Its first post office opened in 1922. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 300 to 268 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Hall Summit, 1850 to 1948

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Red River County - ED 41-1, E…
  3. 20th century
  4. 1922Post officeThe Hall Summit post office opens
  5. 1927Born hereClint Courtney is born here
  6. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hall Summit, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1850s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1850s1 item
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Red River County - ED 41-1, ED 41-2, ED 41-3, ED 41-4, ED 4…18501940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louis…
Today1 recent
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On the map

Hall Summit on the map, 1948 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hall Summit. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hall Summit on the 1948 USGS mapHall Summit on the 1957 USGS mapHall Summit on the 1980 USGS map1948Coushatta sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hall Summit.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Red River County - ED 41-1, ED 41-2, ED 41-3, ED 41-4, ED 4…
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Red River County - ED 41-1, ED 41-2, ED 41-3, ED 41-4, ED 4…, 1850

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People over time

Hall Summit, census by census

0100200300198020002020Peak: 300

Between 190 and 300 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hall Summit’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Hall Summit’s post office has been open since 1922.

Gone or out of use
Hall Summit Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hall Summit’s history

What year was Hall Summit founded?

The Hall Summit post office opened in 1922, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.