Welcome to White Oak ...

White Oak is located in Fairfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

White Oak is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: White Oak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for White Oak: (803)

Websites for White Oak ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to White Oak, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named White Oak ...

While we believe that this White Oak is located in Fairfield County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named White Oak. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarendon, Greenville and Horry County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 62 communities that are also named White Oak - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (4), Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri, North Carolina (7), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Virginia (5), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Oak.

Communities near White Oak ...

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

• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Blythewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <3>
• Winnsboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <3>
• Great Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <3>
• Ridgeway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
• Richburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <3>
• Peak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
• Jenkinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
  • Jenkinsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsville <3>
• Woodward
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
• Blackstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock
  • Blackstock is located in Chester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstock <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Oak ...

Looking for more information about White Oak? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for White Oak, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Oak.

Adding White Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Oak 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 for White Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Oak post office opened in 1850.

We also found White Oak in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Oak.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/