Welcome to Black Oak ...

Black Oak is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Black Oak is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Black Oak is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Black Oak: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Black Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Black Oak - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Indiana (2), Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Oak.

Communities near Black Oak ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Oak.

• Sulphur Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• Winnsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Quitman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Como
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Alba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <4>
• Yantis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
• Pickton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
  • Pickton is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <4>
• Forest Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
• Greenwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Hopkins 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 Black Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Oak.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Oak. See our Newspapers Page for Black Oak.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Oak ...

Looking for more information about Black Oak? 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 Black Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Oak.

Adding Black Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Black Oak post office opened in 1854.

We also found Black Oak in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/