Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oak Grove: 828

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County, we know of another 11 North Carolina communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brunswick, Cleveland, Durham, Guilford, Jones, Macon, Onslow, Pasquotank, Surry, Union and Watauga County.

Beyond North Carolina, 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, 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.

Websites for Oak Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oak Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oak Grove ...

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

• Andrews
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
• Young Harris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <3>
• Murphy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <3>
• Hiawassee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hiawassee is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawassee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawassee <3>
• Robbinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Robbinsville is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinsville <3>
• Hayesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hayesville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <3>
• Lake Santeetlah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
  • Santeetla
  • Santeetlah
  • Santultah
  • Thunderbird Mountain
  • Thunderbird
• Fontana Dam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Fontana Dam has also been known as:
  • Fontana Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <3>
• Buffalo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Boiling Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs

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.