Steamboats bringing cotton down the Trinity and merchandise up from Galveston to Crockett began to frequently stop in the hamlet.

Halls Bluff's post office began operations in 1852 and continued through various interruptions until the middle of the 1850s.

Following the arrival of the Houston and Great Northern Railroad in Crockett in 1872, the town started to decline.

[2] Halls Bluff is located on the Trinity River, 12 mi (19 km) west of Crockett in western Houston County.

[2] Today, the community is served by the Crockett Independent School District.