Welcome to Illinois Grove ...

Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County<1>.

The location of Illinois Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Illinois Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Illinois Grove: Illinois Grv.

Illinois Grove is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Illinois Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Illinois Grove: (641)

Communities near Illinois Grove ...

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

• Marshalltown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
  • Marshalltown is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalltown <4>
• Nevada
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
• Story City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <4>
• Eldora
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldora <4>
• State Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Center
  • State Center is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Center <4>
• Roland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
• Conrad
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
  • Conrad is located in Grundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conrad <4>
• Colo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
  • Colo is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colo <4>
• Melbourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbourne <4>
• Hubbard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <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 Illinois Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Illinois Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Illinois 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 Illinois Grove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Illinois Grove ...

Looking for more information about Illinois 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Illinois Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Illinois Grove.

Adding Illinois Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Illinois Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Illinois Grove post office opened in 1857.

We also found Illinois Grove in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/