THE OAK GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Oak Grove township has 35.5 square miles of land in Benton County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Oak Grove and Benton County
Oak Grove is associated with Benton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Oak Grove by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Oak Grove, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Benton County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Oak Grove township has 64.8 times the land area of nearby Oxford town (0.55 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

