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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Whitehall is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Whitehall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehall:
- Franklin County (The home county of Whitehall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- East Columbus ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
- East Columbus has also been known as:
- Dakrumm
- Rarigville
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Truro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Bexley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gahanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Shepard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Center Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Galena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Pickerington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Cedar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Thurston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fairfield Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Pleasantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- Cook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Five Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Summit Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pataskala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Ash ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Kirkersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Outville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Union Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Chuckery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Thornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Duvall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Commercial Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Darbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pherson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehall, see our County-by-County 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.
- Carlisle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Truro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Of The Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seceder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silent Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Truro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Reynoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gahanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shepard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Brice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blacklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Edward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ovid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
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 the Vicinity of 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 376 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehall.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitehall. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitehall and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitehall.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Whitehall.
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 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitehall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |