Welcome to River Grove ...

River Grove is located in Winnebago County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for River Grove: River Grv.

River Grove is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for River Grove: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities Also Named River Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named River Grove: This one is located in Winnebago County and the other is located in Cook County.

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

Communities near River Grove ...

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

• Rockford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Belvidere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Loves Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
  • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
• Machesney Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machesney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machesney Park
  • Machesney Park is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machesney Park <5>
• Roscoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
• Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
  • Rochelle is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <5>
• South Beloit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Beloit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beloit
  • South Beloit is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Beloit <5>
• Rockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
  • Rockton is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <5>
• Genoa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <5>
• Poplar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <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 River Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for River Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Grove ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

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