The location of Oak Grove
Welcome to Oak Grove ...
Oak Grove is located in Ellis County.
The location of Oak Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
Oak Grove is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Oak Grove ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Oak Grove and not the distance if you are going to drive.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Bardwell [Map] | 689 | W | 6 miles [9.7 km] |
| Blooming Grove [Map] | 831 | SW | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Corsicana [Map] | 23,683 | SE | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Ennis [Map] | 19,261 | NW | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Ferris [Map] | 2,622 | N | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
| Garrett [Map] | 847 | NW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Oak Grove.
Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...
While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Ellis County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bowie, Cass, Colorado, Hopkins, Kaufman, San Jacinto, Tarrant and Wood County.
Beyond Texas, 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), Tennessee (30), Virginia (9), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Grove. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper 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.
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.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2593, Longitude: -96.5836 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Oak Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oak Grove. |