Welcome to Bible Grove ...

Bible Grove is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Bible 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 Bible Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Bible Grove: Bible Grv.

Bible Grove is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bible Grove (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bible Grove lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Bible Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bible Grove - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Bible Grove ...

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

• Effingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <4>
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Teutopolis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <4>
• Louisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Clay City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Watson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
• Noble
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Dieterich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dieterich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dieterich
  • Dieterich is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dieterich <4>
• Farina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <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 Bible Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bible Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bible Grove ...

Looking for more information about Bible 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 Bible Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bible Grove.

Adding Bible Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bible 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 Bible Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bible Grove post office opened in 1854.

We also found Bible Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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