Welcome to Grove ...

Grove is located in Shawnee County<1>.

The location of 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 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 1911.

Grove is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Grove lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Grove: This one is located in Shawnee County and the other is located in Labette County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 39 communities that are also named Grove - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Grove ...

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

• Topeka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>
• Saint Marys
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Rossville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Meriden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <4>
• Hoyt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <4>
• Maple Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <4>
• Mayetta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <4>
• Paxico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxico
  • Paxico is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxico <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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grove ...

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

Adding Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Grove was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shawnee County: www.co.shawnee.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/