Welcome to Oak Grove ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Grove, please Contact Us.
Oak Grove would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Oak Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Grove is 5,940 feet [1,811 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Oak Grove is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Oak Grove was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Oak Grove (for example, toward Duncan (AZ)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
If Oak Grove still existed, it would have been in the (575) area code.
Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, 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.
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <5>
- Bayard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayard <5>
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Santa Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Santa Clara is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
- Hurley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hurley is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <5>
- Arenas Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenas Valley
- Arenas Valley is located in Grant County
- Little Walnut Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Walnut Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walnut Village
- Little Walnut Village is located in Grant County
- Cobre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
- Cobre is located in Grant County
- Fort Bayard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayard
- Fort Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bayard <5>
- Vanadium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Vanadium is located in Grant County
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |