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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 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 Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
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:
- Fayette 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.
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- South Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Kenwood Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Shawnee Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- New Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Greenlawn Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Sabina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Port William
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Stoutsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lithopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Pleasant Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Galloway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Grove City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Alton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Grape Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Bowersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilberforce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Bridges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- New Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Gillivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Grange Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Commercial Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- South Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duvall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Clarksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Roxabell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- South Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Musselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Fruitdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Union County
- Unionville Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
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.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Madison Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bostwick - Loofbourrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leavell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vesey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston - McClimans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alkire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find White Oak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Oak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Chenoweth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Madison Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Yatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manara is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
- Pancoastburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pancoastburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoastburg
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Kiousville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
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 78 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 21 miles [33.8 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |