Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about White Oak (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for White Oak. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for White Oak ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Whiteoak.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Oak. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Oak.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
White Oak is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near White Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Oak:
- Henry County (The home county of White Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Screamer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Graball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Oakey Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Haleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Eufaula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bakerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Hawkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Blue Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Bullock County
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Clopton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Bertha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Skipperville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Phillips Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jernigan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Pittsview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Calhoun County (GA)
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Blakely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wades
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Florence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Oak, see our County-by-County Page for White Oak.
Cemeteries Near White Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Oak.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for White Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Methvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Freemount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freemount Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Bakerhill.
- The Freemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freemount (AME) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305431 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find White Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Otho
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Otho is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Tullis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Eufaula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Hatcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fort Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Oateston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oateston is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Oak.
Newspapers Published in White Oak ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Oak, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to White Oak:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Dale County
- Russell County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Early County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |