Welcome to White Oaks ...

So far, we found very little information about White Oaks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added White Oaks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Oaks, please Contact Us.

White Oaks would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of White Oaks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Oaks, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for White Oaks is 6,320 feet [1,926 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of White Oaks is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where White Oaks was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

White Oaks would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named White Oaks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named White Oaks - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near White Oaks ...

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

• Capitan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
  • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <5>
• Carrizozo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizozo
  • Carrizozo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrizozo <5>
• Nogal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
  • Nogal is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <5>
• Bonito
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
  • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
• Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
  • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
• Sierra Vista
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
• Sun Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
• Alto
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
• Alpine Cellars Village
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
  • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
• Lincoln
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County

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 White Oaks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Oaks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Oaks. 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 White Oaks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Oaks. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for White Oaks.

Adding White Oaks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Oaks 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 White Oaks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White Oaks post office opened in 1880.

We also found White Oaks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Oaks.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/