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Welcome to Whiteoak ...

Whiteoak is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whiteoak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Whiteoak is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Whiteoak: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Whiteoak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Whiteoak - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi and Virginia.

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

Communities near Whiteoak ...

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

  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Fairview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sawdust
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Thompson's Station
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
  • White Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingston Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteoak ...

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

Adding Whiteoak to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whiteoak post office opened in 1876. The Whiteoak post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiteoak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteoak - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Whiteoak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Whiteoak 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/