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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Old White Hall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old White Hall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old White Hall, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Old White Hall (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Old White Hall. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Old White Hall ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Old Whitehall.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Old White Hall is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Old White Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old White Hall:
- Marengo County (The home county of Old White Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Thomaston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Consul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Flatwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Siddonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Lavaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Atkeison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Morvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Central Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Safford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crumptonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Browns
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Orrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Marion Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Harrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Gallion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Newbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosemary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Vilula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- McDowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Whitfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Lamison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Alberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Anne Manie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Kimbrough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Pine Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old White Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Old White Hall.
Cemeteries Near Old White Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old White Hall.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Old White Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old White Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Glovers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sidney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Flanders Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creagh - Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Old White Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old White Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old White Hall, with the one closest to Old White Hall listed first.
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- McKinley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Octagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Central Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Lamison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Gastonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hampden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hampden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old White Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old White Hall.
Newspapers Published in Old White Hall ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old White Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old White Hall, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old White Hall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Old White Hall:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Old White Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old White Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |