Welcome to Red Oak ...

Red Oak is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red 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.

Red Oak is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Red Oak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Red Oak: (417)

Communities Also Named Red Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Red Oak - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia (3), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Red Oak ...

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

• Carthage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Sarcoxie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <3>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
• Pierce City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <3>
• Jasper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
• Lockwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Golden City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
  • Golden City is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <3>
• Miller
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <3>
• Everton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Oak ...

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

Adding Red Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Red Oak on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Missouri (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/