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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.

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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, 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 Marion County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Caddo (LA), Cass, Harrison, Morris & Upshur.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near White Oak. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Oak:

  • Marion 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.
    • Sarber
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Kellyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Lodi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Bowie County
    • Carbondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Camp County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Avinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kildare
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bivins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hughes Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Huffins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • McLeod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Douglassville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Marietta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Atlanta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Queen City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryans Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Judson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Woodlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Pope City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pope City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope City
    • Baldwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Harleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nesbitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Karnack
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Uncertain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Scottsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Noonday
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Noonday is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lansing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Lone Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jenkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Daingerfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Cason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Omaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Ore City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Coffeeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Diana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • James
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • James is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Graceton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • LaFayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Indian Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Ewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • Miller County (AR)
    • Capps City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
    • Garfield ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Garfield is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Vivian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <1>
    • Zylks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
    • Rodessa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Oil City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Frog Level ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
    • Black Bayou ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Black Bayou is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Mooringsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hosston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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.

  • Lockett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • The Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Prospect Cemetery
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Valley Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lanier Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beamer - Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Foundry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pyland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Webb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.

  • Lanier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanier is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
  • Orrs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Orrs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Kellyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kellyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Lodi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Avinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kildare
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sardis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Woodlawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Smithland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Smithland is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Bivins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hughes Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Almira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Almira is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
    • Red Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

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 72 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 27 miles [43.5 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:

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 'straight-line' (or 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'.