Editing Locust Grove, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Locust Grove is in southeastern Mayes County, {{convert|7|mi|0}} south of [[Salina, Oklahoma|Salina]] and {{convert|11|mi|0}} east of [[Chouteau, Oklahoma|Chouteau]]. [[U.S. Route 412]], a four-lane freeway, passes along the southern border of the town, with access from Exit 6 ([[Oklahoma State Highway 82|State Highway 82]]. [[Special routes of U.S. Route 412#Eastern Oklahoma alternate route|U.S. 412 Alternate]] follows the former route of the highway through the center of Locust Grove. U.S. 412 leads east {{Convert|22|mi}} to the town of [[Kansas, Oklahoma|Kansas]] and west {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]. State Highway 82 runs along the eastern border of Locust Grove, leading north to Salina and southeast {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Locust Grove has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|1}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The town is drained to the west by Crutchfield Branch, a tributary of the [[Neosho River]].