White Oak, Missouri

White Oak is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located on Route 25 about five miles north of Kennett.

A post office called White Oak was established in 1891, and the name was changed to Whiteoak in 1895.^[2] The community was named for a grove of white oak trees near the original town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Oak, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
↑ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Dunklin County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Kennett

Cities	Arbyrd Campbell Cardwell Clarkton Holcomb Hornersville Kennett Malden Senath

Village	Rives

Townships	Buffalo Clay Cotton Hill Freeborn Holcomb Independence Salem Union

Unincorporated communities	Arkmo‡ Baird Brian Buck Donic Bucoda Caneer Caruth Cockrum Cotton Plant Dillman Europa Frisbee Gibson Glennonville Gobler Hargrove Hollywood Ipley Mackeys Marlow McGuire Nesbit Octa Providence Sumach Townley Valley Ridge Vincit White Oak Wilhelmina Wrightsville

Ghost towns	Branums Point Moark Paulding

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°19′49″N 90°01′40″W / 36.33028°N 90.02778°W / 36.33028; -90.02778

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