Welcome to Island Grove ...

Island Grove is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

A typical abbreviation for Island Grove: Island Grv.

Island Grove is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Island Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Island Grove: (352)

The ZIP code for Island Grove: 32654<3>

Communities Also Named Island Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Island Grove - they are located in Illinois (2), Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island Grove.

Communities near Island Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island Grove.

• Gainesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Ocala
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
  • Ocala is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <4>
• Hawthorne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
• Interlachen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Micanopy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <4>
• Reddick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <4>
• McIntosh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
• Lochloosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochloosa
  • Lochloosa is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lochloosa <4>
• Orange Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
  • Orange Lake is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Lake <4>
• Evinston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evinston
  • Evinston is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evinston <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Island Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Island Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Grove ...

Looking for more information about Island Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Island Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Island Grove.

Adding Island Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Island Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Island Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Island Grove post office opened in 1884.

We also found Island Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Island Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/