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 Allegheny County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
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:
- Allegheny 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.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- McKeesport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East McKeesport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Port Vue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Vue is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
- East Pittsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duquesne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dravosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glassport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Apollo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aladdin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Spring Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- McVille
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Cochrans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Ambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Gringo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Valencia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ekastown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Mars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Frazier Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Leasureville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leasureville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasureville
- Saxonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Myoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Callery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Arnold City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Brownstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Perryopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chartiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- White
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Bow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saltsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Donora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Finleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- Monongahela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Baidland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Charleroi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Charleroi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
- McMurray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Larimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner
- North Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Rillton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Shafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
- Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manor is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
- Westmoreland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland City is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland City
- Blackburn ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sutersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Herminie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Rippel Road Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKeesport & Versailles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Lincoln Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennsylvania Lincoln Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Joseph Cemetery
- The New St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46108 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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.<3>
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.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- McKeesport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenock is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Alpsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alpsville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpsville
- Emblem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emblem is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
- Belle Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Bridge is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Bridge
- Stewartsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Port Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Perry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Perry
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Wall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Wilmerding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Duquesne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dravosburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
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 90 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Indiana County
- Washington County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |