Welcome to Round Grove ...

Round Grove is located in Whiteside County<1>.

The location of Round 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 Round Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for Round Grove: Round Grv.

Round Grove is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Round Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Round Grove - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Round Grove ...

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

• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Sterling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
• Rock Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <4>
• Camanche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche
  • Camanche is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camanche <4>
• Morrison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Prophetstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <4>
• Erie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Milledgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <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 Round Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Round Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Round Grove ...

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

Adding Round Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Round Grove post office opened in 1839.

We also found Round Grove on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

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