Welcome to Whitehall ...

Whitehall is located

Whitehall is located in Grimes County<1>.

The location of Whitehall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehall, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Whitehall is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Whitehall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Whitehall is within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Whitehall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Whitehall: This one is located in Grimes County and the other is located in Kaufman County.

Beyond Texas, there are 29 communities that are also named Whitehall - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitehall.

Communities near Whitehall ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitehall.

• Hempstead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Navasota
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Prairie View
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Waller
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Magnolia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Pine Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Stagecoach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Plantersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whitehall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehall.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitehall. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehall.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehall. See our Newspapers Page for Whitehall.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehall ...

Looking for more information about Whitehall? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whitehall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitehall.

Adding Whitehall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitehall in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whitehall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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