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Welcome to Oak Grove ...

Oak Grove is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Oak Grove is located in San Jacinto County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.

Oak Grove is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oak Grove: 936

Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...

While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in San Jacinto County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bowie, Cass, Colorado, Ellis, Hopkins, Kaufman, 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.

Communities near Oak Grove ...

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

  • Conroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <3>
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
  • Panorama Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Shepherd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Splendora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Patton Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Roman Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Woodbranch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cut and Shoot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Texas' counties, including San Jacinto, 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.