Oak Grove Illinois Map

About Oak Grove, Illinois

Oak Grove is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 279.3 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 41.4119°N, 90.5742°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62618, 60048, 61264.

Oak Grove claims a quiet, flat expanse of the Illinois interior, defined by the steady, persistent presence of Jimmy Creek as it carves a path through the dark, loamy soil. It lies 6.8 miles south of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Davenport. The landscape stretches out in a vast, open rhythm, where the horizon is interrupted only by the distant, muted silhouette of Army Ridge Bluffs rising against the pale sky. Three miles to the north, the surface of Shooks Pond remains glassy and still, reflecting the expansive Midwestern light that shifts from a sharp, clear gold at midday to a bruised, heavy violet as evening settles over the fields. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and coming weather, carrying a weight that suggests the deep, glacial history of the plains. A short distance away, the grounds of Camden Park provide a buffer of green, offering a space where the wind moves through the grass with a dry, rhythmic rustle that defines the solitude of the region.

Oak Grove retains the character of a place built on the quiet industry of the soil, where the economic pulse is measured in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farmland. The history of the locality is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that anchors the center, standing as a reminder of the settlers who first measured these grids against the endless expanse of the prairie. Life in Oak Grove moves with a deliberate, measured pace, largely indifferent to the frantic energy of the distant, grid-locked metropolitan edges to the north. While residents might occasionally travel seven miles out to reach the Riverfront Trail for recreation, the daily experience is defined by the immediate, local connection to the land and the narrow, winding course of the creek. It is a place where the economy and the environment are inextricably linked, favoring the slow, predictable endurance of the interior over the sudden shifts of the wider world.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.411933, -90.574166. 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 (62618, 60048, 61264), telephone area code (312, 773, 847, 224), county seat of Rock Island County (Rock Island), and school district assignment (Sherrard Community Unit School District 200).

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.