Welcome to Postoak ...

Postoak is located in Bullock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Postoak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Postoak is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Postoak (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Postoak: 334

Communities Also Named Postoak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Postoak - they are located in Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Postoak ...

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

• Troy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Troy
  • From Postoak to Troy
• Union Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
  • Union Springs is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union Springs
  • From Postoak to Union Springs
• Brundidge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
  • Brundidge is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <3>
• Midway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Postoak to Midway
• Banks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
• Inverness
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Bullock County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Inverness
  • From Postoak to Inverness
• Linwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Linwood is located in Pike County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linwood
  • From Postoak to Linwood
• Perote
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
  • Perote is located in Bullock County
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Needmore is located in Pike County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Needmore
  • From Postoak to Needmore
• Smuteye
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
  • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smuteye
  • From Postoak to Smuteye

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Postoak ...

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

Adding Postoak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Postoak post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Postoak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/