Welcome to Oak Flat ...

Oak Flat is located in Pendleton County<1>.

The location of Oak Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Flat: Oak Flt.

Oak Flat is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oak Flat: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Oak Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oak Flat - they are located in Arkansas and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Oak Flat ...

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

• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Propstburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
  • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County
• Ruddle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
  • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County
• Kline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
  • Kline is located in Pendleton County
• Zigler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
  • Zigler is located in Pendleton County
• Sugar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County
• Brushy Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
  • Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
• Circleville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pendleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <5>
• Ketterman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
  • Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
• Fulks Run
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
  • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County (VA)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Flat ...

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

Adding Oak Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oak Flat post office opened in 1826.

We also found Oak Flat in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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