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 and hospitals 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 Grimes County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.
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:
- Grimes County (The home county of Whitehall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Todd Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apolonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Richards
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roans Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shiro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Austin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Buckhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Kenney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Wehdem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Bellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brazos County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Navasota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millican
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Wellborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burleson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Merle ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Waller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hockley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hufsmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tomball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Pinewood Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Dobbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dacus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Karen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stagecoach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Panorama Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Conroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Wesley Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Waller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Fields Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Prairie View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hempstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pine Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Graball ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Chappell Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yarboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Childre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sommerford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommerford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sommerford Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7003 <2>
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosenau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dennis Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Bryant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dennis Bryant Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Navasota.
- The Dennis Bryant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2626 <2>
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Key Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitehall had a population of 143 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Yarboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Courtney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Navasota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apolonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Dacus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Hempstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Waller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 42 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 30 miles [48.3 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 like to start 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Grimes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Austin County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Harris County
- Montgomery County
- Walker County
- Waller County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |