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Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Madison County, we know of another 15 Alabama communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Autauga, Calhoun, Chilton, DeKalb, Franklin, Geneva, Hale, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Perry and Talladega County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 197 communities that are also named Oak Grove - they are located in 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), 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.

  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Guntersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <4>
  • Arab
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Triana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gurley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Langston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Paint Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Grove - 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 Oak Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.