Mission:
- Maintain the diverse character of Oak Grove.
- Serve the citizens and business community efficiently and effectively.
- Anticipate and prepare for the future growth that best balances the need for a well
- planned community and that will improve the existing community.
- Provide public information and have a better involvement of our residents that will
- increase the quality of life to make Oak Grove a great place to live, work and play.
- Maintain an open door working relationship with Fort Campbell.

Vision Statement:
Our vision for Oak Grove is nothing less than the best of the past merged with the promising future, creating a community where all residents can grow and prosper.

About Oak Grove
On Interstate 24, located on the border of Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee, you'll find Oak Grove, a city of about 8,000.

The city was founded in 1828 as a small farming community. It was named for a grove of oak trees that stood near the city's first post office, which was located inside Postmaster Samuel Gordon's store.

In 1884, the Buckberry Special, a combination freight-passenger train running from Clarksville, Tenn., to Princeton, Ky., turned Oak Grove into a railroad town.

In July 1941, the War Department named Oak Grove as a defense establishment. And the following year, the city gained its nearest neighbor, Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division.

The City of Oak Grove's Articles of Incorporation were signed in 1974. The sixth-class city quickly rose to a fifth-class city two years later. It became a fourth-class city in 2001.

The city has grown with the needs of its civilian and military residents, and we're proud to say Oak Grove is one of Kentucky's fastest-growing cities.