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History · Oak Grove

Half of Oak Grove’s homes were built after 2002

Most of Oak Grove was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oak Grove’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Oak Grove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Oak Grove, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oak Grove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Oak Grove is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 238, slightly up from 231 at the 2010 census. Oak Grove was the hometown of trial attorney James F. Neal.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 231 to 238 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Oak Grove on the map, 1942 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oak Grove. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Oak Grove on the 1942 USGS mapOak Grove on the 1958 USGS mapOak Grove on the 1985 USGS map1942Gallatin sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oak Grove.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.