Welcome to Giant Oak ...
So far, we found very little information about Giant Oak. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Giant Oak to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Giant Oak, please Contact Us.
Giant Oak would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Giant Oak is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Giant Oak was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Giant Oak was located: 559 & 357<4>
Communities near Giant Oak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Giant Oak.
- Visalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tulare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulare is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,797 people
- Tulare has also been known as:
- Tulare City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulare <5>
- Porterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ambler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ambler is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loma is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Chinowths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chinowths Corner is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinowths Corner
- Taurusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taurusa is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taurusa
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 Giant Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Giant Oak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Giant 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 Giant Oak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Giant Oak. See our Newspapers Page for Giant Oak.
Adding Giant Oak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Giant Oak in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Giant Oak was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Giant Oak.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Giant Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tulare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Giant Oak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 559 code has been Overlayed with the 357 area code. New phone numbers in the Giant Oak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 559 or 357. As a result, placing a call in the Giant Oak area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |