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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about White Hall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White Hall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with 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 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 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 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: Whitehall.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Hall. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Hall.
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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 White Hall is historic, it would have been located within present day Concordia Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Concordia Parish: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Pointe Coupee, Tensas, West Feliciana, Adams (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near White Hall. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Hall:
- Concordia Parish (The home parish of White Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Vidalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Dunbarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Athlone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Armagh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Chevey Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Parhams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Trinity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Utility
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Harrisonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Parish
- Elam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Tensas Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Waterproof
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Natchez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County (MS)
- Crosby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- White Apple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Jefferson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Harriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Artonish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Rosetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Hall, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for White Hall.
Cemeteries Near White Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 White Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Minorca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vidalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Routh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Natchez City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferriday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Skinners 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 White Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Vidalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taconey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Morville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morville is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
- Natchez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bullitt Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Gibson Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Clayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frogmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jeannette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Hall.
Newspapers Published in 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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Hall, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Hall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 White Hall:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Concordia Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Catahoula Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |