Oak Grove Arkansas Map

About Oak Grove, Arkansas

Oak Grove is a locality in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 18.2 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 35.3648°N, 92.9642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72762, 72758, 72834.

Oak Grove defines the landscape through the persistent, quiet passage of Grisly Creek, which carves a path through the dense thickets and limestone outcrops that characterize this corner of the state. It lies 27.2 miles southwest of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 234°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north of Fordyce. The ground here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth, covered in a mix of short-leaf pine and stubborn hardwoods that turn a bruised, autumnal gold when the sun hangs low and thin in the afternoon. On the clearest days, the jagged, hazy silhouette of Counterfeit Ridge suggests a distant boundary far to the south, while the immediate surroundings remain tethered to the damp, mineral-rich soil of the hollows. The air possesses a heavy, grounded quality, smelling faintly of wet slate and decaying leaves, especially in the cooling hours when the shadows stretch long across the fields. Four miles away, the surface of Lower Canada Lake remains a smooth, dark mirror, reflecting the heavy clouds that often congregate over the valley.

Oak Grove carries the quiet gravity of a place built on the cycles of timber harvest and small-scale agriculture, where the rhythm of the work day is measured by the slant of light against the siding of old barns. Families have maintained these plots for generations, their legacies etched into the fence lines and the weathered stone foundations that predate modern utility. While the pace of life remains slow, the influence of the nearby Wayside Park provides a necessary sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, protecting the wild edges of the woods from the encroachment of the wider world. The local economy persists through a careful stewardship of the land, moving in a steady, unhurried cadence that honors the endurance of the terrain. Visitors who pass through Oak Grove find a stillness that feels less like emptiness and more like a deliberate, watchful pause in the middle of a vast and ancient interior.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.364779, -92.964179. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (72762, 72758, 72834), telephone area code (479), county seat of Cleveland County (Rison), and school district assignment (Atkins Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.