Oak Grove Tennessee Map

About Oak Grove, Tennessee

Oak Grove is a locality in Union County, Tennessee, United States. Oak Grove is located at 36.3534°N, 83.8188°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 37615.

Oak Grove lies cradled by the rolling Appalachian foothills, a place where the air itself seems to hold the scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 13.6 miles south-west of Claiborne, TN (from Claiborne, TN: bearing 229°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Union. The landscape here is a study in gentle contours, broad valleys giving way to slopes cloaked in a mosaic of deciduous and evergreen trees. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet surfaces of small streams that whisper their way through the hollows. The very character of Oak Grove is etched in the weathered wood of its scattered farmhouses and the sturdy, unassuming lines of its main street, a place where the pace of existence is measured by the slow turning of the seasons and the predictable arc of the sun. The history of Oak Grove is intertwined with the rugged independence of its early settlers, who carved their livelihoods from the fertile soil and abundant timber. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of the local economy, with fields of corn and tobacco stretching across the valleys, their emerald hues a comforting constant against the backdrop of the ancient mountains. While the timber industry once boomed, its presence is now more subtle, evident in the occasional sawmill and the enduring strength of wooden structures. Oak Grove remains a place where the echoes of generations past can still be heard in the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a crow, a testament to a continuity that feels both profound and remarkably simple.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.353413, -83.818802. 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 Grove and Union County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (37866), telephone area code (615, 731), county seat of Union County (Maynardville), and school district assignment (Washington County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oak Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.