Our Genealogy Helper
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 White 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 White 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.
Name Variations for White Oak ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Whiteoak.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Oak. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Oak.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
White Oak is located in Ingham County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ingham County: Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.
Below are the counties that are near White Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Oak:
- Ingham County (The home county of White Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Webberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Leslie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Leslie is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Haslett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Gunnisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- East DeWitt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- De Witt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Petrieville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Eaton Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Dimondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millett is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett has also been known as:
- Milletts
- Charlesworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- West Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Potterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Argentine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Gaines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Munith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Pleasant Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trist is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trist
- Rives Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
- Berryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Grass Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leoni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leoni is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Tompkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Fishville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Michigan Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
- Former name for Jackson:
- Jacksonopolis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Parkers Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Chalkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalkerville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkerville
- Chalkerville has also been known as:
- Chalkers Landing
- Kaiserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kaiserville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiserville
- Fowlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell
- Hell has also been known as:
- Hi Land Lake
- Highland Lake
- Hiland Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hell <1>
- Chubb's Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chubb's Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb's Corners
- Pinckney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- South Lyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Highland is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highland
- Hickory Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- New Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shiawassee County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Nicholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shaftsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Morrice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laingsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Durand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hudson Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Mills
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delhi Mills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi Mills
- Rowes Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Sharon Hollow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Barton Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ann Arbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Oak, see our County-by-County Page for White Oak.
Cemeteries Near White Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for White Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- North Stockbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Derby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Cornelius & Cyprian's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eisele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Munsell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Waterloo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Oak had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchburg is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Munith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unadilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Webberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fowlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Oak.
Newspapers Published in White 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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Oak, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Oak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 White Oak:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Ingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Jackson County
- Livingston County
- Oakland County
- Shiawassee County
- Washtenaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 White Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |