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History · Oak Grove

34% of Oak Grove’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1980.

0on the National Register
34%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 town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. The population was 617 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 603 to 617 (+2%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Oak Grove on the map, 1956 to 1986

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 1956 USGS mapOak Grove on the 1963 USGS mapOak Grove on the 1986 USGS map1956Kaufman sheet · 1:62,500

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.

People over time

Oak Grove, census by census

0100200300400500600700198020002020Peak: 710

Between 319 and 710 people in every census since 1980.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Oak Grove’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Oak Grove

Nobody well known was born in Oak Grove itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jamie FoxxAmerican actor, comedian, and singer · b. 1967
Tara Davis-WoodhallAmerican track and field athlete · b. 1999
Chill WillsAmerican actor · b. 1902
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Robert H. DennardAmerican engineer and inventor · b. 1932
Ted HealyAmerican vaudeville performer, comedian, and ac… · b. 1896
Alyssa EdwardsAmerican drag queen · b. 1980
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Thompson Ranch Airportairport

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.