Oak Grove Texas Map

About Oak Grove, Texas

Oak Grove is a locality in Bowie County, Texas, United States. Oak Grove is located at 33.5362°N, 94.6880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75142.

Oak Grove rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of water and time. It lies 37.7 miles west-north-west of Texarkana, TX (from Texarkana, TX: bearing 282°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-north-west of De Kalb. Rolling terrain, softened by a generous rainfall, supports a verdant quilt of fields and woodlands, where stands of mature oak trees, the namesake of this locale, offer deep shade. The air here, especially after a summer shower, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle. Creeks, often little more than whispers of water in drier seasons, swell into more determined flows after the rains, carving shallow, meandering paths through the land. The sky above Oak Grove often stretches wide and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with a lazy grandeur, hinting at the moisture that sustains this green and breathing place. The history of Oak Grove is intimately tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this corner of East Texas, where cotton once reigned supreme and the slow rhythm of the seasons dictated life. While those days have largely receded, the spirit of hard work and connection to the land persists, now channeled into diversified farming and small-scale enterprises. The local economy, like the land itself, is a mosaic of modest endeavors, from family-owned ranches to workshops where skilled hands craft goods for sale at local markets. Oak Grove's character is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people, their shared memories of community gatherings, and the enduring beauty of the natural world that surrounds them, a constant, gentle reminder of what truly matters.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Texas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.536224, -94.687988. 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 Bowie County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (76028), telephone area code (903, 214, 469), county seat of Bowie County (Boston), and school district assignment (Kaufman Independent 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.