White Hall is an

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in Bell County, in the

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 45 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

The area in what is now known as White Hall today was first settled sometime before 1856 when a

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was built in the community. There were 25 people supported by five businesses in 1933. It grew to have 32 families that were a mixture of Anglo and

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farmers. Businesses in White Hall included a

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, a gin, a store, a

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church, and a Church of Christ in 1946. Its population was 45 from 1964 through 2000.

Geography

White Hall is located on Farm to Market Road 2409, northwest of

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in northwestern Bell County.

Education

In 1903, White Hall had a school with 23 students enrolled. Today, the community is served by the

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References

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