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 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: White Hall.
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 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.
White Hall is located in Montour County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montour County: Columbia, Lycoming & Northumberland.
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:
- Montour 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.
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mordansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mordansville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mordansville
- Welliversville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Welliversville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welliversville
- Coles Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mill
- Buckhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Rohrsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Fernville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- New Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Register
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Clarks View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks View is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks View
- Fairmount Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Springs is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Springs
- Red Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- East Berwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Harveyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Huntington Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
- Mossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Nescopeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Lairdsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lairdsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairdsville
- Muncy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biggerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biggerstown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstown
- Unityville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richarts Grove is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richarts Grove
- Beaver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Lake is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Lake
- Lungerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lungerville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lungerville
- Muncy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muncy is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montoursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Faxon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Turbotville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McEwensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chulasky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Potts Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Dewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Watsontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rushtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Snydertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Elysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keefers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Ferndale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nuremberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavelle - Locustdale is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelle - Locustdale
- Lavelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ringtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Springs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Springs
- Girardville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Brandonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandonville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Shamokin Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hummels Wharf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Selinsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kreamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Penns Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundore is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
- Freeburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Port Trevorton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Beech Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Glen is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Glen
- Sonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Long Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Brook is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Brook
- Eagles Mere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ogdonia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdonia
- Hillsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laporte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Falls is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Falls
- Millview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millview
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Shinerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shinerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- New Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Milton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvira ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alvira is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvira
- Former name for Alvira:
- Wisetown
- Linntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Mazeppa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Millmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ikelers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Center UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turbotville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Billmeyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brights Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lemon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemon Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Greenwood.
- The Lemon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977796 <3>
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muncy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Muncy Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45578 <3>
- St. James Episcopal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Hall had a population of 140 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Hall, with the one closest to White Hall listed first.
- Exchange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Strawberry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
- Jerseytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Ottawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dieffenbach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dieffenbach is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieffenbach
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Schuyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schuyler is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
- Moreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Millville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Pine Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
- Comly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Comly is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comly
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- California is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Eyers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
- Sereno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sereno is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
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 46 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Montour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Luzerne County
- Lycoming County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Sullivan County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |