History · White Hall

White Hall dates to 1964, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #99 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it

Most of White Hall was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Its Register listings are the Bellingrath House and the Pine Bluff Arsenal Access Road Bridge No. 2280. Below: maps from 1932 on and the census since 1970.

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How White Hall began

When was White Hall founded?

1964

White Hall dates its founding to 1964 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 1,300 in 19702020 census: 5,58162 years

How historic is White Hall?

More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓

Founding year: Wikidata.

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What drives White Hall’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, White Hall is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #99 of 123 in Arkansas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of White Hall’s overall grade.

Founding era1964, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD⁻Homes built before 19400.8% of homes (±1.4) · typical AR town 3.1% · U.S. 8.4%D National Register2 listings, 5 historic buildings, 9.1 per 10,000 residents · typical AR town 20.5 · U.S. 2.4B

All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%

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Arkansas towns of 2,500+ (123)Ahead of 20%

Arkansas towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Arkansas town has 20.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so White Hall’s 9.1 sits near the middle of its state (42% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1964.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about White Hall’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of White Hall are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.

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The story so far

White Hall, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of White Hall yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

White Hall is a city in Washington Township, located in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, White Hall had a population of 5,581. It is included in the Pine Bluff Micropolitan Statistical Area and the greater Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area. White Hall is home to the Pine Bluff Arsenal.

White Hall was established in 1964. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,526 in 2010, 5,581 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

White Hall, 1932 to 1995

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

20th century
1932On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
1942BuiltPine Bluff Arsenal Access Road Bridge No. 2280 is built
1964
FoundingWhite Hall is established
1995Born hereTyler Zuber is born here

By decade

White Hall, decade by decade

Today2 recent

The stands and press box at the football stadium where the Dollarway High School Cardinals team plays

2020The stands and press box at the football stadium wher…

2005ARMap-doton-White Hall

On the map

White Hall on the map, 1932 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of White Hall. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

1932Pastoria sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of White Hall.

On the National Register

2 historic places in White Hall

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed

National Historic Landmarks

none yet

historic buildings protected

each building in a district counts

first listed

1994

Bellingrath House

BuildingsStructures

Bellingrath HouseBuilding

All 2 listings

Pine Bluff Arsenal Access Road Bridge No. 2280Structure · listed 2019

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

White Hall, census by census

Grew from 1,300 people in 1970 to 5,581 in 2020, 4 times over.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on White Hall’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map

Henslee HeightsLamb

Gone or out of use

Gravel Hill Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Pine Bluff57 historic placesA⁻

Questions about White Hall’s history

What year was White Hall founded?

In 1964, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 1,300 people here.

How does White Hall rank for history?

White Hall is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #99 of 123 in Arkansas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in White Hall?

Two places: the Bellingrath House (listed 1994) and the Pine Bluff Arsenal Access Road Bridge No. 2280 (2019).

How old are the homes in White Hall?

0.8% of White Hall’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 1990.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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