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Welcome to Whiteoak Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Whiteoak Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Whiteoak Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whiteoak Springs, please Contact Us.

Whiteoak Springs would have been located within present day Brown County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Whiteoak Springs: Whiteoak Spgs. (or less commonly used: Whiteoak Spngs. or Whiteoak Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Whiteoak Springs is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Whiteoak Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Whiteoak Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whiteoak Springs.

  • Amelia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Orab
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Batavia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
  • Sardinia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Whiteoak Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteoak Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.