Welcome to Rural Grove ...

Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Rural 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 Rural Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Rural Grove: Rural Grv.

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

Time Zone: Rural Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Rural Grove: (518)

Websites for Rural Grove ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rural Grove, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rural Grove ...

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

• Amsterdam
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>
• Gloversville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Cobleskill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <4>
• Fort Plain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
• Middleburgh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburgh
  • Middleburgh is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburgh <4>
• Hagaman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
  • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
• Broadalbin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <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 Rural Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Grove ...

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

Adding Rural Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rural 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 Rural Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rural Grove post office opened in 1872.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/