Oak Grove Tennessee Map

About Oak Grove, Tennessee

Oak Grove is a locality in Chester County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,482. The population density is 386.1 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 36.4251°N, 82.4341°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 37866, 37769, 37357.

Oak Grove emerges from the quiet intersection of low-lying fields and the persistent, wandering path of Tar Creek. It lies 5.4 miles east-southeast of Chester, TN (from Chester, TN: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-northeast of McNairy. The landscape stretches across a wide, flat horizon where the light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses, turning them the color of weathered bronze before the shadows lengthen toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Winding Ridge. Only three miles away, the expanse of Tull Bottom Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local flora, while the calm, reflective surface of Morris Lake rests just two miles from the center of activity. The air here holds a heavy, earthen stillness, undisturbed by the rush of more populous centers, and the soil beneath the surface carries the mineral memory of a basin that long ago settled into its current, unassuming form.

Oak Grove maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycle of its fields and the deliberate labor of those who work the land. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the rhythm of the harvest defines the passage of months rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. While Thomas Bottom lies six miles distant, acting as a natural drainage for the wider region, the inhabitants of Oak Grove focus their attention on the immediate upkeep of their own quiet corridors and the preservation of a life that values steady consistency over rapid transition. The legacy of the place is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the earth and the communal endurance of those who have made a home in the shadow of the woods, far from the influence of the state’s more famous eastern peaks.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.425062, -82.434054. 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 (37866, 37769, 37357), telephone area code (615, 731), county seat of Chester County (Henderson), and school district assignment (Washington County 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.