Grove Oak, Alabama Explained

Grove Oak, Alabama
Pushpin Map:USA Alabama
Pushpin Label:Grove Oak
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Alabama
Coordinates:34.4381°N -86.0525°W
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:DeKalb
Elevation Ft:1175
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID

Grove Oak is a small unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is located atop Sand Mountain in northeastern Alabama.

Grove Oak has one store, and is surrounded by forests and farmland. There are two Baptist churches. There is a small Masonic lodge and a now-closed junior high school. It also has a restaurant that has been in and out of business several times.

Until about the mid-1970s, it was the center of a farming community and had its own cotton gin. Today, farming is not so much the focus, and most working members of the Grove Oak community drive to factories or other jobs in the larger towns nearby. Limited farming, cattle, and poultry raising takes place in and around the town.

Geography

Grove Oak is located at 34.4381°N -86.0525°W. Its average elevation is 1175feet above sea level.

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