Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in San Diego County<1>.

The location of Oak Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Oak Grove is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Oak Grove: (760) & (442)<4>

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in San Diego County, we know of another 7 California communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butte, Calaveras, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Tulare and Yuba County.

Beyond California, there are 197 communities that are also named Oak Grove - they are located in Alabama (16), Arizona, Arkansas (16), Colorado, Delaware (3), Florida (8), Georgia (11), Illinois (4), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (7), Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (6), Missouri (5), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (12), Ohio, Oklahoma (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (8), Tennessee (30), Texas (9), Virginia (9), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.

Communities near Oak Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Grove.

• Aguanga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguanga
  • Aguanga is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguanga <5>
• Palomar Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomar Mountain
  • Palomar Mountain is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palomar Mountain <5>
• Warner Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Springs
  • Warner Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner Springs <5>
• Pauma Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauma Valley
  • Pauma Valley is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauma Valley <5>
• Anza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anza
  • Anza is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anza <5>
• Mesa Grande ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Grande
  • Mesa Grande is located in San Diego County
• Sage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
  • Sage is located in Riverside County
• Pala
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pala
  • Pala is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pala <5>
• Ramona Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Village
  • Ramona Village is located in Riverside County
• Valley Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Grove ...

Looking for more information about Oak Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oak Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Grove.

Adding Oak Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Grove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/