Welcome to Oak Grove ...
Oak Grove is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Oak Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.
A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
Oak Grove is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Oak Grove: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Oak Grove: This one is located in Dodge County and the other is located in Eau Claire County.
Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Texas (9), Virginia (9) and West Virginia (3).
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.
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Waupun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Mayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Horicon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Fall River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
Adding Oak Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oak Grove post office opened in 1844.
We also found Oak Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Grove.
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 Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |