Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Macon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 1,980 feet [604 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 Macon County, we know of another 11 North Carolina communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brunswick, Cherokee, Cleveland, Durham, Guilford, Jones, 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.

Communities near Oak Grove ...

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

• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Sylva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylva is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
• Bryson City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <3>
• Webster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Webster is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Forest Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Forest Hills has also been known as:
  • Forest Hills village
  • Village of Forest Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
• Dillsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>
• Tellico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tellico is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
• Unahala
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Unahala is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
• Wesser
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wesser is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
• Almond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Almond is located in Swain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almond <3>

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.