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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 Black 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 Black 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Black Oak is located in Allegany County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegany County: Garrett, Washington, Bedford (PA), Fulton (PA), Somerset (PA), Hampshire (WV), Mineral (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Black Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Oak:

  • Allegany County     (The home county of Black Oak)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Rawlings
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
      • Rawlings is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <2>
    • Frost ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Frost is located in Allegany County
    • Barton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Lonaconing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Allegany County
    • Nikep
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
      • Nikep is located in Allegany County
    • Gilmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Allegany County
    • Midland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Allegany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Pinto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
      • Pinto is located in Allegany County
    • Westernport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Klondike
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Allegany County
    • Cresaptown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Garrett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County
    • Kitzmiller
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitzmiller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
      • Kitzmiller is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitzmiller <2>
    • Swanton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bittinger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altamont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Garrett County
    • Schell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
      • Schell is located in Garrett County
    • Deer Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
    • Accident
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • McHenry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Garrett County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <2>
    • Loch Lynn Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
      • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Mountain Lake Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
      • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Bedford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Cooks Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Stringtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
    • Hyndman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <2>
    • Beans Cove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beans Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
      • Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Somerset County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Wellersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
      • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Wittenberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
      • Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Salisbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Salisbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
      • West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Callimont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callimont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
      • Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Boynton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Glade City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
      • Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Meyersdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Summit Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
      • Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • West Meyersdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Meyersdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
      • West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
    • Fairhope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hays Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
      • Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Grant County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Medley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Greenland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Lahmansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lahmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
      • Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Bayard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Grant County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Maysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
      • Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Grant County (WV)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Ritters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
      • Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Wapocomo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wapocomo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
      • Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
      • Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Romney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <2>
    • Donaldson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donaldson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Three Churches
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Points
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Higginsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Augusta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Slanesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Inkerman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Fort Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Moorefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Keyser
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
      • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <2>
    • Short Gap
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
      • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Piedmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Ashby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <2>
    • Headsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Headsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • New Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carpendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Wiley Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Ford
      • Wiley Ford is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley Ford <2>
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
      • Elk Garden is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Garden <2>
    • Sulphur City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
      • Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.
    • Paw Paw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Hansrote
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hansrote. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
      • Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Doe Gully
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doe Gully. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
      • Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
    • Orleans Cross Roads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orleans Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
      • Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Black Oak.

Cemeteries Near Black Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.

  • Gerstell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerstell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerstell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waxler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waxler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waxler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutson Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hutson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • The Hutson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cresap Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405526 <4>
  • Umstot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umstot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Umstot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Culp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Beeman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sulter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Black Oak had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Oak, with the one closest to Black Oak listed first.

  • Dawson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Allegany County
  • Bier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bier
    • Bier is located in Allegany County
  • Rawlings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings
    • Rawlings is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlings <2>
  • Keyser
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <2>
  • Reeses Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeses Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeses Mill
    • Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Lonaconing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Barton is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Piedmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Midland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Pinto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
    • Pinto is located in Allegany County
  • Westernport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Virginia Central Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Virginia Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia Central Junction
    • West Virginia Central Junction is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ocean
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
      • Ocean is located in Allegany County
    • Cresaptown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Garrett County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Oak.

Newspapers Published in Black 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Oak, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Oak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Black Oak:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Black Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Black Oak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4993, Longitude: -78.9189       In this case, the coordinates for Black Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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