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Welcome to Whitehall ...

Whitehall is located

Whitehall is located in Grimes County<1>.

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

Whitehall is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitehall: 936

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)
  • Navasota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Waller
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Plantersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Whitehall was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehall.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitehall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.