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Welcome to White Hall ...

White Hall is located in Montour County<1>.


The location of White Hall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of White Hall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

White Hall is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Hall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

White Hall is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named White Hall ...

While we believe that this White Hall is located in Montour County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named White Hall. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Allegheny and Lehigh County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 29 communities that are also named White Hall - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Hall.

Communities near White Hall ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Hall.

  • Bloomsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Milton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Montoursville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
  • Northumberland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Muncy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Watsontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around White Hall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Hall.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Hall. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Hall.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Hall. See our Newspapers Page for White Hall.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Hall ...

Looking for more information about White Hall? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to White Hall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Hall.

Adding White Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Hall in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for White Hall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found White Hall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Hall.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Hall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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