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    WHITE OAK, TEXAS

    Gregg County, East Texas
    US 80 at the junction of TX 42
    6 Miles N of I-20
    About 7 Miles W of Longview
    About 9 Miles N of Kilgore
    About 5 Miles E of Gladewater
    Population: 5,624 (2000)

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    White Oak TX - Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, June 2011

    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 2000 population of 5,624.
    White Oak TX - Pine Tree Cumberland Presbyterian Church Historical Marker
    Historical Marker
    Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, June 2011
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