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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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 White Hall is historic, it would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).
Below are the counties that are near White Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Hall:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of White Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Wilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Biddleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chateau Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Killian Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Light Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stubbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Elizabeth City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McAdenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Ranlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Spencer Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Mayhew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mount Mourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Doolie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Lowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boger City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Crouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Kannapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Locust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stanfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Indian Trail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stallings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Wesley Chapel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jaars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- Kings Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Edgemoor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Camp Cox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wyck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- India Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Lesslie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Hall, see our County-by-County 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.
- Mt. Olive Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berryhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steele Creek AME Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- York Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dinkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moores AME Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Dixie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McAdenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Eastfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
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 108 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |