Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oak Grove: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Thomson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <4>
• Washington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Washington is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Lincolnton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <4>
• Hamilton Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
• Hesters Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Lundberg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
  • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
• Cadley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cadley is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
  • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
• Tignall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <4>
• Rayle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rayle is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayle <4>

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.