Oak’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Oak. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusOak City is a town in Millard County, Utah, United States. The population was 595 at the 2020 census.
Oak was established in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 578 to 595 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oak yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Oak’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oak’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Oak
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Oak, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Oak is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Oak has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Princess Recreation Hall, The-Lynndyl LDS Meetinghouse in Lynndyl, 10.1 miles away.
Oak and the nearest listed places
Closest to Oak
Van's HallDelta · Building13.1mi
Robins, Merien, and Rosabelle, HouseScipio · Late Victorian · Built 190015.2miScipio Cooperative Mercantile Institution BuildingScipio · Building15.3mi
Peter Quarnberg HouseScipio · Built 190015.4miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Utah - Millard County - ED 14-26, ED 14-27, ED 14-28, ED 14-29, ED 14-3… (1850) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.