Oak Grove Missouri Map

About Oak Grove, Missouri

Oak Grove is a locality in Madison County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,157. The population density is 495.4 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 39.0070°N, 94.1284°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 63645, 64075.

Oak Grove defines the transition where the flat, expansive horizon of the plains begins to surrender to the stubborn, rocky character of the Ozark foothills. It lies 14.5 miles south of Farmington, MO (from Farmington, MO: bearing 174°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Fredericktown. Piney Creek carves a winding, cool-blooded path through the earth here, its presence marked by the thick growth of sycamores and oaks that lean over the water to catch the late afternoon light. To the west, the subtle rise of Grainer Ridge provides a permanent, hazy silhouette against the sky, while Hammers Hollow sits as a quiet, low-lying basin where the air holds the scent of damp soil and ancient limestone. Those seeking the solitude of the outdoors often travel toward the Thompson Ford Access, a space that preserves the quietude of the land, or follow the Silver Mine Trail toward the water’s edge at Silver Mines Dam. When the sun dips low, the light stretches across the fields in long, amber fingers, turning the dust of the road into a fine, glowing powder that settles on the fences and the quiet porches.

History in Oak Grove feels less like a record of events and more like the slow, steady accretion of soil on a riverbank, built by families who recognized the value of the fertile dirt and the proximity to the timber of the Fredericktown Ranger District. The local economy maintains a tether to the land, favoring the patient work of agriculture and the trades that support a life lived close to the seasons. Residents move through their days with a plain-spoken diligence, shaped by a cultural legacy that prizes self-reliance and a lack of pretense. On autumn mornings, when a thin, white mist clings to the low spots near Piney Creek, the rhythm of the place reveals itself in the steady hum of passing trucks and the distant, rhythmic clatter of farm machinery. It is a place where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the rustling of dry leaves and the persistent, quiet gravity of the Missouri landscape.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Missouri. Coordinates: 39.007033, -94.128441. 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 (63645, 64075), telephone area code (816), county seat of Madison County (Fredericktown), and school district assignment (Oak Grove R-VI School District).

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.