Oak Park Georgia Map
Oak Park, Walker County
Oak Park, Georgia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Oak Park, Walker County.
Interactive Map of Oak Park, Georgia
| City | Oak Park |
| State | Georgia (GA) |
| County | Walker |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.708969 |
| Longitude | -85.2744 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Oak Park, Georgia
Oak Park is a locality in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Oak Park is located at 34.7090°N, 85.2744°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 30471.0.
Oak Park wears its Appalachian foothills setting with a quiet, unassuming grace. It lies 17.8 miles west-south-west of Dalton, GA (from Dalton, GA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 0.5 miles north-east of LaFayette. The land here rolls, not in dramatic peaks but in a series of gentle swells and dips, cloaked in a rich, variegated green that shifts with the seasons. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the arthritic fingers of old men, stand sentinel over fields that have seen generations of cultivation. The air, particularly in the hush of late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the skin and whispers of the surrounding forests. Small streams, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones, thread through the landscape, their murmur a constant, low-grade soundtrack to the lives lived in Oak Park. The history of Oak Park is inextricably tied to the land and its resources, an economy built first on timber harvested from the dense woods that ring the settlement. Later, the discovery of veins of coal nearby brought a different kind of industry, a grittier prosperity that infused the community with a hardy, pragmatic spirit. While the coal seams have long since been played out, remnants of that era can still be found in the stoic, weathered faces of some of the older buildings and in the generational pride of families who worked the mines. Today, the economy of Oak Park leans more towards agriculture, with small farms producing a variety of crops, and a growing number of residents commuting to larger centers for work, bringing a slow, steady pulse to the everyday rhythm of life.
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About This Oak Park Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Oak Park, Georgia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oak Park and Walker County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oak Park is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Oak Park is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
