Welcome to Post Oak ...

Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Post Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Post Oak is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Post Oak: (540)

Communities Also Named Post Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Post Oak - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2) and Texas (7).

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

Communities near Post Oak ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
• Bowling Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
• Mineral
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
• Spotsylvania Courthouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County
• Todds Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
  • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
• Logan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
• Screamerville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
  • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
• Brockroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
  • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
• Marye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
• Arcadia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Post Oak ...

Looking for more information about Post 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Post Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Post Oak.

Adding Post Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Post 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 Post Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Post Oak post office opened in 1880.

We also found Post Oak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/