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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 ...
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 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 north 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 Ritchie County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ritchie County: Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Pleasants, Tyler, Wirt & Wood.
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:
- Ritchie 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.
- Pullman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Slab
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
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- Toll Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Hannahdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Ellenboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
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- Orlando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Progress ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
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- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Freed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
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- Big Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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- Grantsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
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- Russet
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
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- Hur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
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- Rocksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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- Arnoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Duckworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
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- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
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- Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Market is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- New Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Doak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
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- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Newberne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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- Conings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
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- Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Truebada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Sand Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Stouts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Normantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stumptown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tichenal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Reynoldsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- West Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Katy Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- O'Neill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
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- McWhorter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Wilsonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Lost Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Hurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Vadis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Alum Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camden is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Valley Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lightburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Smith Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cox Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Jane Lew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alkires Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Pleasants County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Adlai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- DeLong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Schultz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Tyler County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- McKim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Plum Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Meadville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Big Moses
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Middlebourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adonis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sandusky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wetzel County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Ross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Bane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Minnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Fallen Timber ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fallen Timber is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Timber
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Childs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Barker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Burning Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Lucile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Dallison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Leachtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Parkers Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Monroe County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Wade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Newell Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Matamoras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Deucher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Yankeeburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Sandhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Steel Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
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.
- White Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Branch East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broadwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Community Cemetery
- The Auburn Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Cemetery
- Leason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Duckworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, White Oak had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Oak, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Oxford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Pullman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Holbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Duckworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Toll Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Pennsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Central Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Station is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Station
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
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 30 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Ritchie County
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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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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'. |