Abandoned Record
About Oak Grove
Oak Grove is a ghost town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. Oak Grove was located in the town of Drammen along what is now Wisconsin Highway 37, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) east-northeast of Mondovi.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Oak Grove, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Oak Grove is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Oak Grove
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1932 Mondovi sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Eau Claire sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Mondovi NE sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Oak Grove
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wisconsin index.
- Nelsonville2.1 mi SE · Eau Claire
- Hadleyville5.8 mi E · Eau Claire
- Porter's Mills7.0 mi N · Eau Claire
- Cream26.0 mi S · Buffalo
- Anchorage28.9 mi S · Buffalo
- Bohri36.4 mi S · Buffalo
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Oak Grove, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7073477.
- USGS GNIS 1578433.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).