Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Oak Grove: (804)

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 8 Virginia communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Campbell, Carroll, Chesapeake City, Loudoun, Montgomery, Northumberland, Suffolk City and Washington County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), 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), 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.

• Colonial Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <3>
• Tappahannock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <3>
• Montross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <3>
• Port Royal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <3>
• Leedstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leedstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
  • Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
• Maple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
• Baynesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
  • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
• Layton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Essex County
• Ninde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
  • Ninde is located in King George County
• Shiloh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in King George County

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oak Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oak Grove post office opened in 1838.

We also found Oak Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/