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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.

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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 Dunklin County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dunklin County: Clay (AR), Craighead (AR), Greene (AR), Mississippi (AR), Butler, New Madrid, Pemiscot & Stoddard.

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:

  • Dunklin County     (The home county of White Oak)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Fagus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
    • Qulin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Qulin is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Oglesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Broseley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Gideon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallapoosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Portageville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Risco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Risco is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
    • Parma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Conran
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Conran is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
    • Point Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Catron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Marston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Howardville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Lilbourn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Lilbourn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Pemiscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Peach Orchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bragg City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Mid City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
    • Homestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • North Wardell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
    • Wardell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Pascola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Gobler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
    • Deering
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Deering is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
    • Netherlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Braggadocio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Hayti Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Hayti
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stoddard County
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Nimmons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Bell City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Piggott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Francis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Pollard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rector
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McDougal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Moark
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Craighead County (AR)
  • Greene County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Marmaduke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lafe is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Stonewall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Rington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gosnell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Arkmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stark City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
    • Blytheville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Leachville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Ayers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Boothspoint
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County (TN)

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.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, White Oak had 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.

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 42 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 19 miles [30.6 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 first visit 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:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.