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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Franklin, Logan, Madison, Newton, Pope & Yell.
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:
- Johnson 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.
- Linville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Batson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lone Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Oark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hartman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ozone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludwig
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Spadra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Bidville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Mulberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Locke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Winfrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Dyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mountainburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Wiederkehr Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Watalula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Alix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Felkner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Denning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Webb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Cravens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Morrison Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Subiaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carbon City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Sand Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Caulksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Blaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Delaware
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Blue Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Dutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Pettigrew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Brashears
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brashears is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Combs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Witter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Witter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
- Crosses
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Walnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Limestone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Swain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Mossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Augsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian County
- Ursula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Hazel Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Younger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brendle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dowd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ogilbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
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.
- Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunt is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Batson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Linville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Watalula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Coal Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Webb City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Cass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
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 56 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 24 miles [38.6 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 websites either 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Pope County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |