Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in DeKalb 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 on a map dated 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Oak Grove: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Websites for Oak Grove ...

Junior League:   www.jldekalb.org/

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County, we know of another 10 Georgia communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Grady, Montgomery, Newton, Oconee, Peach, Troup and Wilkes County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 197 communities that are also named Oak Grove - they are located in Alabama (16), Arizona, Arkansas (16), California (8), Colorado, Delaware (3), Florida (8), 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.

• Atlanta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Roswell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Johns Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
  • Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <5>
• Alpharetta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <5>
• Marietta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Brookhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Stonecrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• Peachtree Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1865.

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 DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/