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Welcome to Glenoak ...

Glenoak is primarily located in Nowata County<1>. A portion of Glenoak extends into Washington County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenoak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Glenoak is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glenoak: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Glenoak ...

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

  • Bartlesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nowata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <4>
  • Copan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Copan is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <4>
  • Ramona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ochelata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lenapah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Talala
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Vera is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <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 Glenoak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenoak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenoak ...

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

Adding Glenoak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenoak 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 (so far) for Glenoak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Glenoak post office opened in 1906. The Glenoak post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenoak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Nowata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenoak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Glenoak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Glenoak area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/