White Oak, Texas. (original) (raw)
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) Area Hotels, Book Here › Longview Hotels
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.
Nearby DestinationShiloh Historic Church, Cemetery
& School SiteShiloh Texas
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