Black Oak, Daviess County, Indiana

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Black Oak
Unincorporated community
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Black Oak
Coordinates: 38°39′45″N87°04′52″W / 38.66250°N 87.08111°W / 38.66250; -87.08111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Daviess
Township Barr
Elevation
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518 ft (158 m)
ZIP code
47558
FIPS code 18-05600 [2]
GNIS feature ID431138 [1]

Black Oak is a small unincorporated community in Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana.

It was named for the presence of black oak trees. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Oak, Daviess County, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  68. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the black oak timber...


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