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Welcome to Lone Oak ...

Lone Oak is located in Powell County<1>.

Lone Oak is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Lone Oak and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lone Oak: 606

Communities Also Named Lone Oak ...

While we believe that this Lone Oak is located in Powell County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Lone Oak. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grayson and McCracken County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 21 communities that are also named Lone Oak - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (7), Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lone Oak ...

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

  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ravenna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Black Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Creek is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Oak ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Powell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lone 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.