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Welcome to Grove Oak ...

Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

Grove Oak is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Grove Oak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Grove Oak (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Grove Oak: 256 & 938<3>

The ZIP code for Grove Oak: 35975<4>

Communities near Grove Oak ...

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

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 Grove Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grove Oak.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grove Oak. 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 Grove Oak.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove Oak ...

Looking for more information about Grove Oak? 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 Grove Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grove Oak.

Adding Grove Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grove Oak 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 (so far) for Grove Oak was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grove Oak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Grove Oak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Grove Oak area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grove Oak). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Grove Oak or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.