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WHITE OAK, TEXAS

Gregg County, East Texas

32°31'56"N 94°51'27"W (32.532349, -94.857638).
US 80 at the junction of TX 42
6 Miles N of I-20
About 7 Miles W of Longview the county seat
About 9 Miles N of Kilgore
About 5 Miles E of Gladewater
Population: 6,361 Est. (2018)
6,469 (2010) 5,624 (2000) 5,136 (1990)

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White Oak TX - Water Tower
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, June 2011
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History in a Pecan Shell

From a small school started in the late 1880s, a community developed. History is scare from the first four decades, but when oil was discovered in the 1930s, White Oak was firmly established – despite its proximity to Kilgore.

Unlike many Texas towns – White Oak’s population increased after WWII. The early 1960s showed 1,250 residents which ballooned to over 5,000 for the 1990 census.

It is now considered an extention of Longview with a 2010 population of
6,469.
White Oak TX
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, June 2011

Nearby Destination

Shiloh Historic Church, Cemetery
& School Site

Shiloh Texas

Shiloh TX - Shiloh Baptist Church
Shiloh Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, June 2011
Gregg County TX - Shiloh School ruins - remaining walls
Shiloh School
Photo courtesy Maryanne Gobble, December 2010

White Oak, Texas Area Towns:
Longview the county seat
Shiloh
Kilgore
Gladewater
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