GeographyIt is located between the Wood Fork Branch and the Little Fisher River (Powell 1968, p. 359). Roughly centered around the intersection of Oak Grove Church Road and West Pine Street (North Carolina Highway 89), the community lies in the vicinity of the N.C. Highway 89 interchange with Interstate 77. Prominent landmarks include Oak Grove Baptist Church. Architectural significanceHaystack Farm, an example of Italianate architecture from the late 19th century on the List of Registered Historic Places in North Carolina, is located here1. Maps of Oak Grove and surrounding areas
Other places called Oak Grove in Surry CountyOak Grove (36.490, -80.575)2 is also the name of a small community on North Carolina Highway 89 (Westfield Road) near Bannertown. This Oak Grove is named for the Oak Grove United Methodist Church located here. Notes
ReferencesPowell, William S. (1968), The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 0-8078-1247-1
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