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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Titus 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 Titus County: Camp, Franklin, Morris & Red River.
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:
- Titus 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.
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Talco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Bowie County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Dalby Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Bassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bassett is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- De Kalb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camp County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Harvard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Rocky Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine is located in Camp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
- Hughes Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Purley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Purley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
- Scroggins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Sulphur Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Nelta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Dike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pickton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tira
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Cunningham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Clardy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clardy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
- Pattonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Cason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Daingerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lone Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red River County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Cuthand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Boxelder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boxelder is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
- Bogata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sherry is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Annona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Halesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halesboro is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- English
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- English is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Bagwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 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.
- Piney Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- LaFayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- LaFayette is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
- Ewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Thomas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Wood County
- Perryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
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.
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deshiell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevills Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Academy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wims Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Argo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Hagansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagansport is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Rosalie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosalie is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bogata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lydia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia is located in Red River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 58 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 29 miles [46.7 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 begin with 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Titus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bowie County
- Camp County
- Cass County
- Franklin County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Morris County
- Red River County
- Upshur County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 obstructions 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'. |