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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 Trempealeau County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
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:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of Whitehall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Coral City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Pigeon Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- New City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Frenchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Osseo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Eleva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Montana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Gilmanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Waumandee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Mondovi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Marshland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bluff Siding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Fountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Cochrane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Buffalo City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Clark County
- Humbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hay Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Fairchild
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fall Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lufkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sechlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Hixton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Levis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Requa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Alma Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- North Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Black River Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Merrillan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Merrillan is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Hatfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Mindoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Holmen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Brice Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Wabasha County (MN)
- Minneiska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Lamoille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Minnesota City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tinnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cripps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Slough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitehall had a population of 304 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitehall had a population of 1,565 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehall, with the one closest to Whitehall listed first.
- Elk Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Pigeon Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Hale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Hegg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
- Northfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Strum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sechlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Frenchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Hixton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
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 74 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of 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 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 Whitehall:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Clark County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- La Crosse County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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 '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'. |