Map of White Oak city, Texas

White Oak is a city in Gregg County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 1960. The population was 6,225 as of 2020.

White Oak city overview:
Name:	White Oak city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Gregg County
Elevation:	413 ft (126 m)
Total Area:	9.14 sq mi (23.67 km²)
Land Area:	9.09 sq mi (23.54 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)
Total Population:	6,225
Population Density:	695.49/sq mi (268.54/km²)
ZIP code:	75693
Area code:	903
FIPS code:	4878436
GNISfeature ID:	1349958

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History

In the late 1800s White Oak was a small farming community with three sawmills located on thick forested land. By 1884, there were 15 families living in the area and either working at the large sawmills or farming the land. A small school was built near Hawkins Creek which doubled as a church. The school burned to the ground in 1885 due to suspected arson.

A new school was established in 1887. Local land owners, Andrew J. Tuttle and his father-in-law, John Bumpus, gathered a group of men in the area to erect a new school. Mr. Tuttle’s uncle, Pleas Harris, and Kaleb Bumpus donated ground near a spring on which to build the new school. Local tales say Tuttle and Bumpus noticed the two White Oak trees on either side of the building after construction. It was then decided the community would be known as White Oak.

The community grew during the oil boom of the 1930s, and continued to increase after World War II. The City was incorporated in 1960.

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Geography

White Oak is located at 32°31′56″N 94°51′27″W / 32.53222°N 94.85750°W / 32.53222; -94.85750 (32.532349, –94.857638). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km), or 0.55%, is water.