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

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

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


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