Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find White Oak in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of White Oak. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to White Oak listed first.
- Ruraldale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Aberdeen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lorentz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pecks Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Buckhannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
- Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <3>
- Romines Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romines Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romines Mills
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Overfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Horner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Jane Lew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Lew
- Jane Lew is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane Lew <3>
- Craigmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Overhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Elk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pepper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Quiet Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Hinkleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Swamp Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
- Tallmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmansville
- Tallmansville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallmansville <3>
- Lightburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Deanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |