Welcome to Elm Grove ...

Elm Grove is located in Ohio County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Elm Grove: Elm Grv.

Elm Grove is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elm Grove: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Elm Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Elm Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (7) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elm Grove ...

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

• Wheeling
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <5>
• Moundsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <5>
• Martins Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <5>
• Saint Clairsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Bellaire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Shadyside
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <5>
• Mingo Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Follansbee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Wellsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
• Bentleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
  • Bentleyville is located in Washington County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <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 Elm Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elm Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Grove ...

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

Adding Elm Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Elm Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/