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Welcome to Green Oak ...

Green Oak is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Oak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Green Oak is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Green Oak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Green Oak (for example, toward Rensselaer), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Green Oak: 574

Communities Also Named Green Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Green Oak - they are located in Manitoba and Michigan.

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

Communities near Green Oak ...

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

  • Logansport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Argos
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Argos is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <3>
  • Culver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Culver is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Akron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mentone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Royal Center
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kewanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Oak ...

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

Adding Green Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Green 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 (so far) for Green Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Green Oak post office opened in 1853. The Green Oak post office closed in 1901.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green Oak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/