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History · Oak Grove

Oak Grove’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Oak Grove is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 386 at the 2020 census. The population estimate is 285 as of 2024.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 369 to 386 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oak Grove, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Oak Grove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Oak Grove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mo-Ark Baptist Academy in Blue Eye, 2.5 miles away.

Oak Grove and the nearest listed places

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Mo-Ark Baptist AcademyW. D. Crawford HouseGreen Forest Water TowerBerryville Commercial Historic DistrictBerryville Post OfficeCarroll County Courthouse, Eastern District

Closest to Oak Grove

Mo-Ark Baptist AcademyBlue Eye · Building2.5miW. D. Crawford HouseBerryville · Building7.1miGreen Forest Water TowerGreen Forest · Structure9.3miBerryville Commercial Historic DistrictBerryville · District10.6miBerryville Post OfficeBerryville · Building10.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Mo-Ark Baptist Academy’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Oak Grove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Oak Grove’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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