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Welcome to Oak Grove ...The city of Oak Grove is located in Christian 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 1851. A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Grove has a population of 7,352 people<3> (see below for details). Oak Grove is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Oak Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Oak Grove is within the boundaries of the (270) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Grove had an population of 7,352 people. This is a decrease of 1.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.08% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Grove had a population of 7,489 people (which is 10.13% of the total population of Christian County). This makes Oak Grove the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Oak Grove represents 0.17% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,489 people, the population of Oak Grove increased 6.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,064 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Grove. Communities Also Named Oak Grove ...While we believe that this Oak Grove is located in Christian County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Oak Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jackson and Ohio County. Beyond Kentucky, 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), 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), 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Oak Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor 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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Oak Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). 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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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