Welcome to Walnut Grove ...

Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Walnut Grove: WAWL-nuht<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walnut Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Walnut Grove: Walnut Grv.

Walnut Grove is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Walnut Grove: (309)

Communities Also Named Walnut Grove ...

While we believe that this Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County, we know of another 2 Illinois communities named Walnut Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Knox and Putnam County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 69 communities that are also named Walnut Grove - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (9), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (15), Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (6), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Walnut Grove ...

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

• Macomb
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Abingdon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Abingdon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abingdon <5>
• Bushnell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Colchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Roseville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Avon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Kirkwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <5>
• Blandinsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Table Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <5>
• London Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
  • London Mills is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <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 Walnut Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walnut Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walnut Grove ...

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

Adding Walnut Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walnut Grove post office opened in 1871.

We also found Walnut Grove on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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