Oak Grove Arkansas Map

About Oak Grove, Arkansas

Oak Grove is a locality in Crawford 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 reveals itself through a sprawling tapestry of hardwood forests and heavy, humid air that thickens as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of Spredding Ridge. It lies 3.2 miles east-southeast of Van Buren, AR (from Van Buren, AR: bearing 109°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-northeast of Fort Smith. Flat Rock Creek carves a shallow, moss-slicked path through the limestone bedrock just a mile away, its persistent, low-frequency murmur serving as the constant pulse of the landscape. During the height of summer, the light here turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching on the serrated leaves of oaks and the pale, peeling bark of sycamores that crowd the damp soil. To the west, the land pulls toward the quiet basin of Bonita Hollow, while the proximity of Hollis Lake ensures that the humidity never truly leaves the skin, even when the wind shifts across the fields.

Oak Grove carries the quiet gravity of a place built on the steady, deliberate labor of timber and small-scale agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons, where the primary rhythm is dictated by the cultivation of the soil and the maintenance of local homesteads. On weekends, the community gathers at the Kibler Ball Fields, where the sharp crack of a bat against a ball echoes against the silence of the surrounding timber, marking the passage of time more accurately than any clock. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of the families who have long worked this land, their presence marked by fence lines that have stood for generations and the persistent, unpretentious character of the people who navigate the regional trails like the River Trail in search of a quiet perspective.

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 Crawford County (Van Buren), 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.