Welcome to Hills Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Hills Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hills Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hills Grove, please Contact Us.

Hills Grove would have been located within present day McDonough County<2>.

The location of Hills Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hills Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Hills Grove: Hills Grv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hills Grove for more information about variations on the name of Hills Grove.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hills Grove is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hills Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hills Grove still existed, it would have been in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Hills Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hills Grove - they are located in North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hills Grove ...

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

• Macomb
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Macomb is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <5>
• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Colchester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
• La Harpe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Blandinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <5>
• Augusta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <5>
• Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Bowen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
  • Bowen is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowen <5>
• Industry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>
• Good Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <5>

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 Hills Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hills Grove.

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

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

Adding Hills Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hills 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 Hills Grove was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov