Welcome to Oak Flat ...
Oak Flat is located in Pendleton County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Flat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oak Flat: 304 & 681<3>
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 <4>
- 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) - Kline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Zigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - 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
- Moyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Macksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pendleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Flat - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Flat 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |