Welcome to Pilot Grove ...

The city of Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County<1>.

The location of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Pilot Grove: Pilot Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pilot Grove has a population of 760 people<3> (see below for details).

Pilot Grove is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Pilot Grove: (660)

The ZIP code for Pilot Grove: 65276<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pilot Grove had an population of 760 people. This is a decrease of 1.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pilot Grove had a population of 768 people. This makes Pilot Grove the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pilot Grove represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 390th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 768 people, the population of Pilot Grove increased 6.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 723 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pilot Grove.

Communities Also Named Pilot Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Pilot Grove: This one is located in Cooper County and the other is located in Daviess County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 5 communities that are also named Pilot Grove - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Pilot Grove ...

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

• Boonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <6>
• Tipton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
• New Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <6>
• Smithton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
• Otterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <6>
• Bunceton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <6>
• Clarksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Prairie Home
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
• Nelson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilot Grove. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Pilot Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pilot 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pilot Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pilot Grove.

Adding Pilot Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pilot 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 Pilot Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pilot Grove post office opened in 1833.

We also found Pilot Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/