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Welcome to Whitehall ...

Whitehall is located in Poinsett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Whitehall is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whitehall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Whitehall: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Whitehall ...

While we believe that this Whitehall is located in Poinsett County, we know of another 2 Arkansas communities named Whitehall. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lee and Yell County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 29 communities that are also named Whitehall - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Whitehall ...

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

  • Wynne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Trumann
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marked Tree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Parkin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weiner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Cherry Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Fisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Waldenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Whitehall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehall.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitehall. 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 Whitehall.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehall ...

Looking for more information about Whitehall? 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 Whitehall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitehall.

Adding Whitehall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitehall 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 (so far) for Whitehall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitehall post office opened in 1872. The Whitehall post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Poinsett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitehall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitehall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Whitehall area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/