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Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in Dickson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Dickson County, we know of another 29 Tennessee communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Campbell, Carter, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cumberland, Franklin, Giles, Hamilton, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Jefferson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lewis, Loudon, Madison, Marion, McMinn, Monroe, Overton, Polk, Shelby, Sumner, Tipton, Union, Warren and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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, North Carolina (12), Ohio, Oklahoma (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (8), 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.

  • Dickson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pigeon Roost
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
  • Waverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • White Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McEwen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • Loriland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
  • Charlotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Burns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Burns is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.