Welcome to Shabbona Grove ...

Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County<1>.

The pronunciation of Shabbona Grove: SHAB-buh-nuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shabbona Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Shabbona Grove: Shabbona Grv.

Shabbona Grove is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Shabbona Grove ...

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

• De Kalb
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Plano
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Plano is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
• Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Sandwich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Sandwich is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandwich <4>
• Mendota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
  • Mendota is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <4>
• Cortland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Hinckley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Hinckley is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinckley <4>
• Somonauk
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somonauk
  • Somonauk is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somonauk <4>
• Earlville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <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 Shabbona Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shabbona Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shabbona Grove ...

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

Adding Shabbona Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shabbona 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 Shabbona Grove was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/

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