Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Whitehall (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 Whitehall. 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 Whitehall ...
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: White Hall.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whitehall. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Whitehall is located in La Salle 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 La Salle Parish: Avoyelles, Caldwell, Catahoula, Grant, Rapides & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Whitehall. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehall:
- La Salle Parish (The home parish of Whitehall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Sharp Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
- Jena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Trout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Zenoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
- Tullos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Standard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Standard is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Urania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avoyelles Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- North Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
- Effie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moncla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
- Caldwell Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Kelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Clarks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Rhinehart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Harrisonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Parhams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sicily Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Concordia Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Wildsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chevey Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Athlone
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Armagh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Dunbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Ferriday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Ferriday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Franklin Parish
- Extension
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Grant Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Fishville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Antonia is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Pollock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bentley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dry Prong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stay is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
- Creola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
- Rapides Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Deville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Libuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tioga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kolin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehall, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Whitehall.
Cemeteries Near Whitehall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehall.
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 Whitehall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitehall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Moseley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chevallier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hair Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hair Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Jena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67874 <2>
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penecost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Whitehall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitehall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Rhinehart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lavacco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavacco
- Manifest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
- Utility
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Security
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Security is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
- Chevey Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Harrisonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lismore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lismore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parhams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Rosefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Holloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitehall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehall.
Newspapers Published in Whitehall ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehall, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Whitehall:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to La Salle Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Avoyelles Parish
- Caldwell Parish
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Rapides Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitehall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Whitehall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |