Welcome to White Oak ...

White Oak is located in Ingham County<1>.

The location of White 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 White Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

White Oak is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

White Oak lies within the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named White Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named White Oak: This one is located in Ingham County and the other is located in Van Buren County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 62 communities that are also named White Oak - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (4), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (3), 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.

• Howell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Chelsea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Williamston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <4>
• Fowlerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerville <4>
• Pinckney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
  • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <4>
• Leslie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
• Webberville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
  • Webberville is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <4>
• Stockbridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <4>
• Grass Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <4>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<5>

From that list, the White Oak post office opened in 1848.

We also found White 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 White Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/