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Welcome to White Oak ...

White Oak is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

White Oak is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for White Oak: 606

Communities Also Named White Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named White Oak: This one is located in Morgan County and the other is located in Garrard County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 62 communities that are also named White Oak - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (4), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, North Carolina (7), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Virginia (5), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near White Oak ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Hook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Edna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Magoffin County
  • Logville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
    • Logville is located in Magoffin County
  • Cannel City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannel City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
  • Dingus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dingus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
    • Dingus is located in Morgan County
  • Elsie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
    • Elsie is located in Magoffin County
  • Maggard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
    • Maggard is located in Magoffin County
  • Grassy Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Oak ...

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

Adding White Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White 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 for White Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White Oak post office opened in 1874.

We also found White Oak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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