Welcome to Black Oak ...

Black Oak is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Black Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Oak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Black Oak is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Black Oak: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Black Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Black Oak - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Indiana (2), Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee (3), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Black Oak ...

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

• Cumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• 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 <5>
• Westernport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• 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 <5>
• Lonaconing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• 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.<2> 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
• Grantsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Piedmont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Oak ...

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

Adding Black Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black 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 Black Oak was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Black Oak on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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: www.maryland.gov/