White Oak, Georgia

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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates White Oak is an unincorporated community in Camden County, Georgia, United States.<ref>Template:Cite gnis</ref> The ZIP Code for White Oak is 31568.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

A post office called White Oak was established in 1894.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community took its name from nearby White Oak Creek.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 1898, Joseph Slingerland purchased 6,995 acres of land in White Oak and established a Shaker community there. The Shaker community in White Oak was the last Shaker community ever founded as well as the shortest-lived, lasting only until 1902.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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