White Oak is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Craig County

Craig County, Oklahoma

Craig County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 15,029, a gain of 0.5 percent from 14,950 in 2000. Its county seat is Vinita.Craig County was organized in 1907.-History:...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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, United States

United States

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, along State Highway 66 about one mile (1.6 km) west of that road's eastern terminus with U.S. Route 60. The community had a post office from October 14, 1898 until October 31, 1957. White Oak is also the location of the Shawnee Tribe

Shawnee Tribe

The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma.-History:Sometimes known as the "Loyal Shawnee," the Shawnee Tribe is one of three federally recognized Shawnee tribes. They are an Eastern Woodland tribe. They originally came from Ohio and were the last of the Shawnee...

's annual Spring and Fall Bread Dances and Green Corn ceremonies.

Sources

Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .