Welcome to Vermilion Grove ...

Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Vermilion Grove: ver-MIL-yuhn<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vermilion Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Vermilion Grove: Vermilion Grv.

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

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

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

Vermilion Grove is located in the (217) area code.

Communities near Vermilion Grove ...

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

• Danville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Westville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Catlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Oakwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Chrisman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Homer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Cayuga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Montezuma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <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 Vermilion Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vermilion Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vermilion Grove ...

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

Adding Vermilion Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vermilion 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 Vermilion Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Vermilion Grove post office opened in 1892.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

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