Welcome to Plain Grove ...

Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Plain 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 Plain Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Plain Grove: Plain Grv.

Plain Grove is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Plain Grove: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Plain Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plain Grove - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Plain Grove ...

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

• New Castle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Ellwood City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <5>
• Zelienople
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• New Wilmington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <5>
• Mercer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Big Beaver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
  • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
• New Beaver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
  • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Prospect
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <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 Plain Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plain Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plain Grove ...

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

Adding Plain Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Plain Grove post office opened in 1850.

We also found Plain Grove in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/