Welcome to Norwegian Grove ...

Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

The location of Norwegian 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 Norwegian Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Norwegian Grove: Norwegian Grv.

Norwegian Grove is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Norwegian Grove is within the boundaries of the (218) area code.

Communities near Norwegian Grove ...

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

• Pelican Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Rapids
  • Pelican Rapids is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelican Rapids <4>
• Barnesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Hawley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
• Lake Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
  • Lake Park is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <4>
• Rothsay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
  • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <4>
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Erhard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
  • Erhard is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <4>
• Lawndale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
• Cormorant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Cormorant is located in Becker County
• Edwards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County

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 Norwegian Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norwegian Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwegian Grove ...

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

Adding Norwegian Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwegian Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Norwegian Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Norwegian Grove post office opened in 1878.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/