Welcome to Green Oak ...

Green Oak is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Green Oak is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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 Indiana and Manitoba.

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.

• Ann Arbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ann Arbor
  • From Green Oak to Ann Arbor
• Livonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livonia
  • From Green Oak to Livonia
• Westland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westland
  • From Green Oak to Westland
• Farmington Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington Hills
  • From Green Oak to Farmington Hills
• Novi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Novi
  • From Green Oak to Novi
• Ypsilanti
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ypsilanti <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ypsilanti
  • From Green Oak to Ypsilanti
• Wixom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wixom
  • From Green Oak to Wixom
• South Lyon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Lyon
  • From Green Oak to South Lyon
• Farmington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington
  • From Green Oak to Farmington
• Howell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howell
  • From Green Oak to Howell

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 for Green Oak was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Green Oak in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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